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a prominent figure of the age. So on the whole, he lived a life of 128 years, and left this world after 620 years of the Nirvāna of Sri Mahāvīra Paramātmā.
Between the period of Sri Vajraswāmi and Śrī Vajra sen Sūri flourished two well known figures of that age ( Yuga Pradhāns )-Sri Ārya Raksitasūri and Durbalihā Puspamitra. According to the Pattāvali Ārya Raksita Sūri left this world after 597 years of Sri Veera, while 'Āvaşyaka Sūtra Vrtti' notes that the 7th Nihnava flourished after 584 years of Rukşitsūri's 'going to heaven'. We leave this problem for the scholars to solve it I The Digambara came to be after 609 years.
On the seat of Sri Vajraséna caine Śri Candra Sūri as the 15th Pattadhara From liim, started the third lineage named "Candra-Giccha''. In it flourished many brilliant and distirguished Sūrīśvars who also became the founders of so many different Gaņas.
Śri Samanta Sūri came on the seat of Śrī Candra Sūri. He was most proficient in knowing the past. As he used to dwell in solitary places like forests, was detached from all the pleasures of the world and perfectly disinterested, he was known by the name of the Vana Vāsi (a forest-dweller). And from him began the “Vanavāsi-Gaccha"-the fourth lineage.
NO 14 SRĪ VAJRASENA SŪRI :Grahastha-Paryāya (The life of a house-holder ) .. 9 years : Căritra-Paryāya... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ...... ... ........ 119 , :
(ordinary Vrata Paryāya...... 116 years
and Yuga-Pradhāna....... 3 years On the whole .... ...... ... ... ... ... ... . ............. 128 years : Going to the other higher world...... ..........M. S. 620 years. Lineage (Gotra) – Kausika gotrax
Once, while travelling, Sri Vajrasena Sūri came to Sopa• Somewhere else it is called Bhāradrāji also.
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