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Jambu-A historical person...
will be born as Jambu and they will be born as gods as a logical outome of ascteicism which they will undertake alongwith Jambu. The four goddess wives then left.
We have another theory also different from that found in Vasudevahindi which is derailed above. Uttarapurana of Gunabhadra who flourished in 897 A.D. is its source. The story of Jainbu is outlined there in the 76th Parvan beginning from the 1st stanza right upto 213. Its summary is given below :
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Once upon a time, Mahavira came over to Rajagṛha in course of his peregrinations and settled on the mountain, Vipulacala, with a party of his pupils. King Śrepika as was usual with him went out to pay his regards to Mahavira and he did the same thing to Gautama also. To the latter, Śrenika put a question about the reason of the distorted expression that was visible on the face of monk Dharmaruci15 even though he was absorbed outwardly in the religious meditation and whom he saw as such on the way when he was coming to him. Gautama described to Śreņika the whole account of Dharmaruci as he knew and commanded him to go back to him and quell the rising tempo of his wicked thoughts. The king did as he was ordered and came back to Gautama. Some moments after, Dharmaruci got omniscience. Indra came down from the heaven to offer worships to Dharmaruci and so did Śrenika also. Śrepika again came back to Mahavira and Gautama and put a question as to who would be the next omniscient sage after Dharmaruci? Just at this very moment, god Vidyunmalı along with his four goddess wives with his four goddess wives came over there, bowed to them and took his seat. Pointing to Vidyunmalı, Gautama answered to Śrenika that he (Vidyunmält) would be the next omniscient being. On the seventh day from today he will end up as a god and will be born in the womb of Jinadasi, the wife of Aiddas in this very city but before conceiving him, she will see five dreams in her sleep, namely, the dream of elephant, lake, a field of corn, smokeless fire with flames moving upward and jujube fruits Jambu will be the name given to him who will be lustrous, lucky, proficient and passionless. I for my part will come back again on this very mountain, Vipula, with Sudharma. Kunika, the son of Cillană and the king of this city, Rajagrht, will come religious sermon and Jambu having heard lecture on religious instructions will desire to take initiation but will not be able to do so due to the importunity of his dear and near ones. Jambu's marriage with the four brides of Sagardatta and others will be regularly solemnized. He will stay, thereafter, with his wives in the residential palace but without any sexual desire. In order to know whether Jambu has persuaded himself to love his wives or not, his mother will hide herself in his residential palace. Just at this time, a thief named Vidyutprabha, the son of Vimalamati by Vidyutraj of Potanpur, who knew many mystical lores such as those of becoming invisible etc. etc. will come to the house of Arhaddasa to loot. Seeing Jambu's mother keeping awake for so long at night there, the thief having introduced himself will ask her the reason for doing so. Having been impressed by the mother's narration of the whole story, the thief who will be penitent for his nefarious activities and appreciative of Jambu's marvellous character will undertake to visit the bed chamber of Jambu with
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