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Sri Guptâcârya who defeated his own disciple Rohagupta, in his discussion about Tri-râśika mata (a belief that all the objects in the Universe belong to categories of Jīva (livingobjects) A-Jiva (material non-living objects) and no-jiva) went to Svarga (heavens) 548 years after the Nirvâna of Śramana Bhagavan Mahāvīra. Pilgrimage to Sri Siddha-giri (Satrunjaya Hill in Kathiawār) had stopped owing to molestation from a Vyantara god during the year 525 after Mahāvīra Bhagavans' Nirvāņa and Jāvadashāh, a wealthy merchant of Madhumati (Mahua in Kathiawar) had all the temples on the Satrunjaya Hill re-built, 570 years after the Nirvana of Śra. maņa Bhagavan Mahāvīra.
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[ Gotra ]-Kausika; 1 Gotra -Gautama; [Gotra ]-Kausika. [Gotra ]-Gautama.
Nothing more remarkable is known to have happened during the period of all the three, above mentioned Pattadharas. During the time of Śrīmân Indradinnasūri, there came to be Śrīmân Kâlakâlârya. Moreover, about the same time were born Khaputâcârya, Arya Mangu, Śrīmân Vrddhavadīsūri, Śrīmân Pâdaliptâ arya and Srimân Siddhaséna divâkara Sūri. Śrīmân Sinhagiri was profoundly learned He was the the teacher Śrīmân Vajra-Swâmı. It is also said that he possesed the knowledge of previous births.
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ARYA KALAKAĆĀRYA.
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He was the son of Surasundari and Vīrasinha, the king of Dhārāvāsa. He had a sister named Saraswati. Once, while going for a ride outside the city, he accidently met GuņākaraSūri who also saw in him a most worthy student. Hence after imparting the three-pearl like preachings (Ratna-trayee), he told him the true philosophy. Just after knowing the truth, the king requested his revered teacher to give him Dikṣā. The
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