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Nine persons including
males and females
it was near Magadha and in the present state of
Bihara) The clerical office of king
Hastipala continuously for 48 hours
Satyaki
8 How many persons were
destined to be future Tirthankaras under his
discipline? 9 Who was the Rudra in his
discipline? 10 Which system of philo-
sophy was created
under his discipline? | 11 How many miracles hap
pened in his life?
Vaisheshika philosophy
Paryankasana (Cot posture) or Padmasana (Lotus
posture) Two-third of the physical body
Five (transfer of foetus, the
failure of the first reli
gious discourse etc.) Five
fasts
Twelve
16 What was the place at the
time of redemption? 17 How much time did he
devote for religious discourse at the time of
redemption? 18 What was the posture at
the time of redemp
tion? 19 What was the measure of
his spirit after libera
tion? 20 The penance at the time
of redemption? 21 Was there redemption of
anyone simultaneous
ly? 22 What was the time of re.
demption? 23 In which cycle of time he
got redemption? 24 What time was left for the
fourth cycle of time at
the redemption? 25 How far the tradition of
such redemption con
tinued? 26 When was the system of
redemption started during his discipline?
Two continuous
(Chhattha) No
Five
Later part of the night
Nine or three
Four
At the end of the fourth
cycle of time Three years eight and a half months
Five
Upto the third succession of
disciple to disciple
Regularly every morning
and evening
12 How many are the funda
mental vows of an
ascetic? 13 How many are the subtle
vows of the followers of
Jainism? (Shravaka) 14 How many are the types
of conduct? 15 How many are the funda
mental elements? 16 How many are the types
of "Samayika" vows? 17 How many are the types
of Pratikramana? 18 How many times the six
essential Pratikramana, should be practised? 19 How many types of prac.
tices for self-control are
there? 20 Is it easy or difficult to
follow good conduct? 21 What type of dress should
the ascetics wear? 22 How was the tempera
ment of contemporary
people? 23 Which were the areas
toured by Bhagavan
Mahavira? 24 How many kings were de
voted to him?
Four years after he attained absolute enlightenment
Seventeen
Very difficult
Colourless, white and of
ordinary quality Crooked and orthodox, no modesty and less of intellectual achievement Mostly. in eastern and
northern India besides once upto western India Numerous kings
THE CONCISE DIVISION OF THE LIFE SPAN OF
BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRA
MISCELLANEOUS NOTEWORTHY FACTS 1 Where does he deliver his In the divine auditorium religious discourse? created by gods or on a
golden lotus 2 Is the religious discourse Yes
delivered daily? 3 How many times and how in the morning and in the
long are the religious afternoon (three hours discourses delivered each time i.e. six hours in daily?
all) 4 What is the medium of In Ardha-Magadhi religious discourse? Prakrit then a language
of the masses 5 In which language the Mostly in Ardha-Magadhi
spiritual teachers Prakrit (Ganadharas) com
posed the scriptures? 6 What is the future for one in the first or third birth he
who offers food to ceases to have further Tirthankara Mahavira births for breaking the fast
after his first penance? 7 What are the five divine Dress, 2. shower of
incidents at the time of fragrant water. 3. shower giving food?
of 12 and a half lac (or crore) of gold coins, 4. announcement of what a
great alm!" and 5. the sound of Dundubhi a musical instrument
1 Duration as householder
ness 2 Life after initiation
3 Life incognito
30 years 42 years and the same
number of monsoon
halts) 12 and a half years and
fifteen days 29 years, five and a half
months Complete seventy two years
(according to the anci. ent Jain calendar)
4 Life after absolute enlight
enment 5 Total life-span
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