Book Title: Jain Legend Vol 3
Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana
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41st and 42nd pontiffs of Lord Mah v ra's tradition
r Deva Sena
Birth Initiation
c rya post
Death
Householder life Ordinary monkhood
c rya hood
Total monkhood
Lifespan
41st
Sw m
c rya
V.V.1217
V.N.1275
V.N. 1299
V.N.1324
58
years
24 years
25
years
49 years 107 years
Birth Initiation
Ordinary monkhood
Epochal- c rya post
Death
Lifespan
V.N.1260
V.N.1270
42nd
41st c rya r Deva Sena Sw mi: After the death in V.N.1299 of 40th pontiff of Lord Mah v ra, R ja i, 82 years old and scholar monk Deva Sena Sw m was elevated to the post of c rya and pontiff.
V.N.1270-1300
V.N.1300-1360
c rya
amkara Sena
42nd c rya r amkara Sena: After the death in V.N. 1324 of 41st pontiff c rya Deva Sena Sw m, scholar monk amkara Sena was elevated to the post of 42nd pontiff. He did a great service for the spread
of Jainism.
34th epochal- c ryar Māḍhara Sambh ti
V.N.1239
V.N.1284
V.N.1324
V.N.1354 45 years
40 years
30 years
70 years
115 years
161
r
V.N.1360
100 years 5 months 5 days
According to writings in 'Dussam sama a samgha thayam' and its avac ri 'Dvit yopadaya Yugapradh na yatram'; c rya Sambh ti is considered as the 34th epochal- c rya. But Titthog 1 Painnaya' considers Sambh ti as 34th and M dhara Sambh ti as 38th epochal
c ryas. At the time of the death of c rya Sambh ti in either V.N. 1350
