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of ten years of ascetic life, Ganadhara Métarya acquired # ia Kévala Gnāna, Perfect Knowledge at the age of forty-six.
Ganadhara Mahārāja Métārya remained as a Kévali for sixteen years and he acquired 1994 Moksha Pada, the State of Final Emancipation when he was sixty-two years old.
Ganadhara Prabhas.
Gañadhara Prabhās of fegru Kaundinya gotra was the eleventh Ganadhara of Srama na Bhagavān Mabāvīra. He was born at Tihar anit Rājagriha Nagari. His father was a Bala and his mother was afaval Ati-bhadra. He was a Brāhmin by caste. He was well-versed in the four Védas and the six guits Upāngas, tbe Supplementary sciences. He had three hundred pupils who were receiving instruction in various branches of learning under him.
Pandita Prabhāsa had a doubt in his mind about ate Moksha, Final Emancipation caused by contradictory verses of the Vedas.
When, however, Pandita Prabhasa approached Srama na Bhagavān Mabāvira, with the object of removing his doubt, he was addressed thus
निर्वाणविषयसन्देहसंयुतं च प्रभासनामानम् । ऊचे विभुर्यथास्थं वेदार्थ किं न भावयसि ? ॥ १ ॥
1. Nirvāna vishaya sandéha samyutam cba nāmānam; Uché vibhu r-yathāstham Védārtham bhāvayasi ?
Prabhāsa kim na
