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Ganadhara Sudharma Swami.
Ganadhara Sudbarma Swami of fâşi Agnivaisyayana Gotra, Was the fifth Ganadhara of Śramana Bhagavan Mahavira. He was born at 1 Kullaka-gāma His father was af Dhammila and his mother was f Bhaddila. He was well-versed in the four Védas and the six Jains Upangas-Supplementary Sciences. He was a Brahmin by caste. He had five hundred pupils who were receiving instruction in various branches of learning under him.
He was very often busy in performing various as Yagnas, Sacrifices to numerous gods and goddesses.
Arya Sudharmā .Swāmi had a doubt यो यादशः स तादृश इति Yo yadrisah sa tadrisha iti, expressing similarity of forms in this life and in future lives for instance, if a soul is born as a human being or as a beast in this life, he will be born as a human being or as a beast respectively during his future lives, as a result of misleading interpretations of various verses of the Védas.
When, however, Arya Sudharma Swami approached Śramana Bhagavan Mahavira with the object of removing his doubt, he was lovingly addressed.
यो यादृशः स तादृश इति सन्दिग्धं सुधर्मनामानम् । ऊचे विभु र्यथास्थं वेदार्थ किं न भावयसि ? ॥ १ ॥
1. Yo yadriso sa tadrisah iti sandigdham Sudharma nāmānam; Uchè vibhu r-yathastham Vèdartham kim bhavayasi?
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1. The lord (Śramana Bhagavan Mahavira) told the learned man Arya Sudharma Swami "Why do you not trace out the exact meaning of the verses of the Védas?
