Sthaviravali

Author(s): Ratnaprabhvijay
Publisher: Jain Granth Prakashak Sabha

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INTRODUCTION.
This Fourth Volume of the "śramaņa Bhagavān Mahavira” contains a स्थविरावली Sthavirāvali, A serial description of स्थविर Sthaviras, Learned highly respected and venerable ascetics.
The Sthaviras are of three kinds viz 1. TT rufer Vaya Sthavira, Ascetics aged sixty years and more. 2. AUT Fufer Pravrajya Sthavira, Ascetics whose consecretion is of twenty vears' duration and 3. ya Eyfer Śruta Sthavira, Ascetics possessing a complete knowledge of Thānanga, Sama vāyanga and other Asga Sūtras.
The “Stha virāvali or Pattávali” of the Jains, contains a short serial description of the life-incidents of the chief disciples of the Tirthankaras and Preachers of their Religion who have succeded them.
The present work i. e. the First Part of the Fourth Volume contains a description of the life-incidents of the eleven. Gañadharas or chief disciples of Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira, and of the first four out of the twenty TNT Yuga Pradbānas, Pre-eminent Personages of their age viz l. सुधर्म स्वामी Sudharma Swami 2. जम्मू स्वामी Jambu Swami 3. प्रभव स्वामी Prabhava Swami and 4. खय्यंभवसरि Sayyambhavasūri.
The accompanying Table gives the names of the twenty y TNI Yuya Pradhanas, with their age-limit as house-holders, ordinary ascetics, and as Yuga Pradhanas, and the Total Lifelimit of the quht Prathama Udaya, First Series.