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Śramaņa Bhagavān Mabāvira then removed his: doubts by explaining tbe correct interpretation of the verses of the Vedas. He took ler Dikša, Initiation, at the hands of Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira along with his five hundred pupils.
Ga nadhara Mabārāja Sudharma Swāmi was fifty years old when he renounced the world. He then studied the various works of Jain Scriptures for a number of years. After a period of forty-two years of ascetic life, he acquired 9 NA Kévala Grāna, Perfect Knowledge at the age of ninety-two..
Gañadhara Mahārāja Sudharma Swāmi remained a Kóvali for eight years and when he acqnired 29€ Moksha Pada, the State of Final Emancipation from all miseries, he was one bundred years old.
Ganadhara Mandit.
Ganadhara Mandita afoga of arfly Vāśish tha gotra was the sixth Ga nadhara of Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira. He was born at TSH Mouryagama. His mother was fecerat Vijayādévi and his father was wala Dhanadéva. He was a Brābmin by caste. He was well-versed in the four Védas and the six gaits Upangas, the Supplementary Sciences. He had three hundred and fifty pupils who were receiving instruction in various branches of learning under him.
Arya Mandita had a doubt in his mind about aru Bandha, Bondage and uten Moksha, Freedom from the bondage of Karmas, as a result of misleading interpretations of various verses of the Védas.
