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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Where Shwetambar texts differ from Digambar Texts
Kundapur
There are a number of similarities in Digamber and Shvetamber tradition in respect of the biographical details of Mahavira. A few details where they differ have only been given here
Shvetambar Sr.
Digambar Tradition Tradition
Harivansha Uttarpurana No.
Tiloy Mother's Name 1. Trishala
Priyakarini Priyakarini
Priyakarin 2. Birth Place Kundapur
Kundapur
Kundapur Kundalpur 3.
Uttar
UttarUttara Falguni Constellation
Uttarto descent
ashadha ashadha
ashadha The month of Kartak Date of initiation
Month of Month of
Month of and the tenth day of
Marga Marga
Marga bright half according
Shirsha Shirsha
Shirsha to Jain calender
and the tenth day of the and the tenth day of the and the tenth day of the dark half according to dark half according to dark half according to
the Jain calender the Jain calander the jain calander 5. Companion at the None
None None
One time of initiation 6. The first Penance Chhattha (Bela)
Chhattha
Atthama (Tela) Atthama (Tela 7. First Break of fast The home of Bahula
Bahula Kula
Kula The town of the Kollaka
Kundalpur Kundalpur
Kundalpur first break of fast 9. The period of rem- 12 and a half years and
12 years 12 years
12 years aining incognito fifteen days 10. The constellation Urtara Falguni
Magha Magha
Magha at the time of abs. (twelth lunar mansion
tenth lunar (tenth lunar
(Tenth lunar olute enlightenment consisting of two stars) mansion consisting mansion consisting mansion consisting
of five stars) of five stars)
of five stars) 11. Place of absolute Rujuvalika
Rujuvalika
Rujuvalika Rujuvalika enlightenment 12 Number of femalc 36,000
35,000 36,000
36.000 ascetics 13. Number of follo- 1.59.000
1,00,000 1,00,000
1.00.000 wers (Shravaka) 14. Number of ascetics 700
900
900 who could assume different type of
bodies and forms 15. Number of mother IWO
one one
one 16. Whether transplan- Yes
No tation of foetus
took place 17. Whether married
No 18. When was fist First day of initiation
Sixty Six days Sixty Six days Sixty Six days discourse
after initiation
after initiation after initiation 19. Where was the Pava Madhyama
on the mount succcessful discourse
on the mount on the mount Vipulachal Vipulachal
Vipulachal
No
No
Yes
No
No
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