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11 Did he preach anything during the period of spiritual practice ?
12 Under which tree did he receive absolute enlightenment ?
13 What was his posture at the time of absolute enlightenment?
14 What was the penance at the time of absolute enlightenment ?
15 How many are the divine attributes ?
16 How many are the qualities of speech ?
17 How many are the divine symbols of a Tirthankara in Samovasarana ? 18 When was the first auditorium built and the first discourse delivered?
1 When was the religious discipline formed?
2 The month and date of the formation of religious discipline.
3 When will this religious discipline end?
FORMATION OF RELIGIOUS DISCIPLINE
4 The name of the first Ganadhara (spiritual teacher)
5 The name of the first female ascetic
6 The name of the first householder follower
7 The name of the first female-householder Follower 8 The most prominent royal devotee
1 The number of groups
2 The number of the heads of the groups
3 The number of ascetics
4. The number of female ascetics
5 The number of householders who were followers
6 The number of female householders
7 The number of ancient ascetics who had absol
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Not by way of any special
preaching but he would talk Under the Sala (Shala tree) (Shorea Robusta)
Utkatuka or Godohika (Like that of a man milking the cow)
Fasting for two days (Chhattha)
Thirty four
Thirty five
Eight
देव वि.
The tenth day of the bright half of the month of Vaishakha according to Indian calendar.
9 The name of the demigod
of the discipline
10 The name of the demigod
dess of the discipline
THE INNER CIRCLE OF BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRA
On the next day after attainment of absolute enlightenment at the second religious auditorium According to Indian calenIdar it was the month of Vaishakha and the day was eleventh in the bright half of the month
On the last day of the fifth cycle of time (Ara), after the two Praharas of the day Indrabhuti
Chandanbala
Shankha
Sulasa
Shrenika, the ruler of the state of Magadha Matanga
Siddhayika
Nine Eleven
Fourteen thousand (initiated by himself) Thirty-six thousand (initiaated by himself)
One lac fifty-nine thousand (twelve of whom observed all the vows)
Three lac eighteen thousand (twelve of whom observed all the vows) while followers both male as well as female were millions) Seven hundred
ute enlightenment
8 The number of ascetics with transcendental knowledge
9 The ascetics who had the faculty of extra-sensory perception
10 The number of ascetics who could remember fourteen parvas (scriptures)
11 The number of ascetics who could assume different types of bodies and forms 12 The number of ascetics who were best logicians 13 Ordinary ascetics 14 Sundry ascetics 15 Pratyeka Buddha ascetics who were initiated by others
16 The ascetics who were destined to go to Anuttara Vimana (highest abode of gods.)
2 The constellation at the time of redemption
3 The zodiac at the time of redemption
4 Age at the time of redemption
5 What was the name of the year at the time of redemption ?
6 The name of the month of redemption
7 The name of the fortnight of redemption
8 The name of the day of redemption
9 The name of the night of redemption
10 What was the 'Lava' (a particular time) of redemption?
11 What was the 'Prana' (the vital energy) at the time of redemption?
12 What was the 'Stoka' (a
short duration of time) at the time of redemption?
13 What was the 'Karana'
(a particular auspicious time) at the time of redemption?
DETAILS ABOUT PHYSICAL REDEMPTION OF BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRA (NIRVANA MOKSHA)
1 The month and date of mortal redemption
The last day of the dark half of the month Kartika according to Jain calendar. In Hindu calendar it is the month of Ashvin Swati (Arcturus)
Tula (Libra)
14 What was the Muhurta
(an auspicious astral conjunction) at the time of redemption? 15 What was the place of the time of redemption?
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Thirteen hundred
Three hundred
Seven hundred
Four hundred
Ten thousand eighty nine Fourteen thousand Fourteen thousand
Eight hundred
72 years
Second year named Chandra (the moon)
Preetivardhana (a classical name) Nandivardhana (a classical name)
Agniveshya or Upashama (a classical name) Devananda or Nirati (a classical name)
Archa (a classical name)
Muhurta (a classical name)
Siddha (a classical name)
Naga (the third Karana) (a classical name)
Sarvarthasiddha (of the later night) (a classical name)
Pava Madhyama Apapapuri (in ancient times
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