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joy slowly turned into the ultimate bliss and she acquired omniscienwu. Coincidentally, at the same moment she completed her age and became a liberated soul (Siddha). Bhagavan Rishabhdev made the announcement that Marudeva had become a Siddha.)
In his first discourse Rishabhdev detailed the triology of right perception, right knowledge, and right conduct. Knowing about the significance of life as a human being and importance of a dutiful life, thousands of people including Rishabhsen, the eldest son of Emperor Bharat, and five hundred other members of the royal family embraced the acetic way of life. Thousands of other persons accepted the Shravak Dharm (the religious way for laity). As he founded the four pronged religious ford at the beginning of the present era, Bhagavan Rishabhdev became popularly known as Adinath, the first Tirthankar.
The first disciple of Bhagavan Rishabhdev was Rishabhsen. He became the first chief disciple. He was also known as Pundarik. Liberation
For a long time Bhagavan Rishabhdev continued to propagate his religion having the five great vows as its central theme. When he realized that all his remaining Karmas are approaching their end he proceeded to the Ashtapad mountain. On the thirteenth day of the dark half of the month of Magh, a little before noon time, Rishabhdev, alongwith ten thousand other ascetics, was observing a six day fast without water. He was sitting in meditation in the Paryanka pose. When the moon entered the Abhijit lunar mansion he got nirvana and got liberated from all sorrows.
The king of gods, Saudharmendra, Emperor Bharat, numerous gods and men gathered and celebrated the auspicious event of Bhagavan Rishabhdev's Nirvana.
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चन्द्र
Illustrated Tirthankar Charitra
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