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RIŞABHA DEVA
There were eighty four Apostles of the WORLD TEACHER, amongst them being Vrişabha Sen, Kachha, Mahā Kachha, Nami and Vinami whom we have already met in this narrative. Jaya Varmā was also one of the Apostles of the Tirthamkara.
There were no less than 20,000 Omniscient Saints who followed the Holy Tirthamkara. 12,700 saints were endowed with Telepathy, 9,000 with Clairvoyance; and 4,750 knew the entirety of the twelve departments of the Teaching of Truth! There were 20,600 Saints who enjoyed wonderful miraculous powers. Many other saints followed the Lord. Of this vast number by far the major portion attained nirvāna, the rest re-incarnating in the heavens. All the most intimate friends and companions of the WORLD TEACHER who were with him in the super-heaven Sarvārthasiddhi also reached nirvāna.
Three hundred and fifty thousand nuns, headed by Brāhmi, followed the WORLD TEACHER. No less than three hundred thousand householders who were training themselves by the observance of vows and other forms of disciplinary processes worshipped the Lord. The number of the pious female followers was five hundred thousand, in round figures.
