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Śruta Kévalin Ācārya Mahārāja Bhadra-bahū Śwāmi appointed Sthulabhadra Muni as the Head of the Sangh in his stead in Mahāvira Samvat 170.
Śrîmăn Sthūlabhadra Śwāmî had Bhāgavati Dîkşā when he was 30 years and he led an ascetic life for 69 years. Out of these years of ascetic life, he was a Muni for 24 years and an Yuga Pradhāna for 45 years.
Sthūlabhadra Śwāmî died in Mahāvîra Samvati 215 at an age of 99. He belonged to Gautama-gotra. With the death of Śsîman Sthūlabhadra Swami-the last Śruta Kéyalin the undermentioned four things were lost.-(1) The last four Purvas i. e. 11-12-13-14 Pürvas were forgotten. 2. Prathama Vajra-rişabha-năsāca samhanana (the first i-e. Vajra-rişbha-nārā. ca constitution of body; 3 Prathama Samacaturasra samsthāna (first i-e a posture of the body in which the measurements of the four points of the body are equidistant, were unattainable and 4 A knowledge of Mahā-prāna Dhyāna was lost.
It is said:
केवली चरमो जम्बू-स्वाम्यथ प्रभव प्रभुः शय्यमवो यशोमद्रः । सम्भूतिविजयस्तथा भद्रबाहुः स्थूलभद्रः श्रुतकेवलिनो हि षट् ॥
Kévali carmo Jambū-svāmytha Prabhava Prabhūḥ Sayyambhavo Yasobhadrah Sambhūti Vijayastathā Bhadrabāhun Sthūlabhadrah śrutakévalino hi çat.
Jambū Swāmi was the last Kévalin. After him, (1) Prabhava Swāmi (2) Sayyambhava Sūri (3) Yaśobhadra Sūri (4) Sambhūti Vijaya Sūri. (5) Bhadra bahu Swāmi and (6) Sthūlabhadra-these six were śruta-kevalins.
Daśapūrvin Śrîmān Ārya Mahāgiri and śrīmān Arya Suhasti-sūri were appointed as the Head of the Church on the death of Sthūlabhadra Swāmi.
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