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Sthavira Indrabhūti and Sthavira Ārya Sudharmā, both of them, attained Moksa 127,-Liberation,-after the Nirvāṇa fatafor-Final Emancipation;-Union with the Absolute-of Śramaņa 'Bhagavān Mahāvīra, the remaining nine Ganadhars reached the Abode of the Blest, during the life-time of Śramapa Bhagavān Mahavira.
Only Sthayira Indrabhūti Gautama and Sthavira Arya Sudharmā acquired Liberation after the Nirvāṇa of śramana Bhagavān Mahāvira, and all those Jain ascetics, perfectly free from all bonds, who are, even at present existing, are the disciples of the continuous family of disciples of Sthavira Ārya Sudharmă. The remaining nine Ganadhars having no continuous family of disciples, attained Mokşa after entrusting their individual Gaņa to Sthavira Arya Sudharmā at their death-time. It is said
मासं पाओवगया सव्वेऽवि अ सव्वलद्धिसंपमा ।
वज्जरिसहसंघयणा समचउरंगा य संठाणा ॥ १ ॥ Māsam pãovagayā savv évi a savva-laddhi-sampannā; Vajjarisaha-sanghayaņā samacaurangă ya santhāņā.
1. All of them remained in meditation as firm as a tree, for one month, and all possessed supernatural powers. All possessed Varjrarisabha वज्रऋषभ Constitution and a posture equal in all the four directions.
५ समणे भगवं महावीरे कासवगुत्तेण, समणस्स भगवओ महावीरस्स कासवगुत्तस्स अज्जसुहम्मे थेरे अंतेवासी अग्गिवेसायणसगुत्ते । थेरस्स गं अज्जमुहम्मस्स अग्गिवेसायणगुत्तस्स अज्जजंबूनामे थेरे अंतेवासी कासवगुत्ते। थेरस्स णं अज्जजंबुनामस्स कासवगुत्तस्स अज्जपमवे थेरे अंतेवासी कच्चायणसगुत्ते । थेरस्स ण अज्जप्पभवस्स कच्चायणत्तस्स अज्जसिज्जंभवे थेरे अंतेवासी मणगपिया वच्छसगोत्ते । थेरस्स णं अज्जसिज्जमवस्स मणगपिउणो वच्छसगोत्तस्स अजजसमद्दे थेरे अंतेवासी तुंगियायणसगोत्ते । संकित्त. चायणाए ॥ ५ ॥
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