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Sudharma Swamin, thereupon, narrated the whole account of the previous life of Jambū Muni and especially of his severe austeries during previous lives, and said "This ascetic acquired such prosperity on account of religious austerities practised during previous lives." .
Having heard this, the king greatly delighted, went to Campapuri. The people, also, having received instruction in the doctrines of the Tirthankaras, bowed down before the worthy teacher and went home.
Sudharma Swāmin, then wandering from village to village accompanied by Jambū Muni and other Sadhus, went to Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahavira. Jambū Muni while studying under Ga nadhara Mahārāja Sudharma Swāmin, became wellversed in the eleven Angas and the fourteen Pūrvas.
Sudharma Swāmin appointed Jambū Muni as an ad Ācārya, a great-scholar, during the tenth year after the Nirvāņa of śramaņa Bhagavān Mabāvîra. Having entrusted the Acārya Jambū Swāmin with the burden of managing :) the whole congregation, during the twentieth year after the Nirvāņa of Sramaņa Bhagavāna Mahavira, Sudharma Swamin went to afegit Mukti-puri, the abode of Final Beatitude.
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Then, Jambū Swamin having acquired On Kevala Jnāna, Perfect Knowledge, and having enlightened numerous devont persons in religious matters, appointed Prabhava Muni as an Acārya and having entrusted Prabhava Swamin with the burden of (managing) the whole congregation, Jambū Swāmin, whose entire Karmas (desire for action ) were at an end, went to afegit Mukti-puri, after the lapse of sixty-four years from the Nirvāņa of śramaņa Bhagavān Mabāvîra.
मनः पराऽवधी श्रेण्यौ पुलाकाहारको शिवम् । .
कल्पत्रिसंयमा ज्ञानं नासन् जम्बूमुनेरनु ॥ १ ॥ 1. Manaḥ parä'vadhi śreṇyau, pulākābārakau sivam;
Kalpa tri samyamā jñānam nāsan Jambū mune r-anu.
