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APPENDIX 8
The Tirthankars in
Mahavideh Area
Shri Simandhar Swami
The Tirthankars in
Mahavideh Area (The Twenty Viharmans)
At present one hundred and twenty Tirthankars exist in the Mahavideh
area. The names of the twenty Viharman Tirthankars are as follows�
1. Shri Simandhar Swami
2. Shri Yugmandhar Swami
3. Shri Bahu Swami
4. Shri Subahu Swami
5. Shri Sujat Swami
6. Shri Svayamprabh Swami
7. Shri Rishabhanan Swami
8. Shri Anantvirya Swami
9. Shri Surprabh Swami
10. Shri Vishaldhar Swami
11. Shri Vajradhar Swami
12. Shri Chandranan Swami
13. Shri Chandrabahu Swami
14. Shri Bhujangam Swami
15. Shri Ishwar Swami
16. Shri Nemiprabh Swami
17. Shri Virsen Swami
18. Shri Mahabhadra Swami
19. Shri Devyash Swami
20. Shri Ajitvirya Swami
Shri Simandhar Swami
He is the first Viharman Tirthankar. He was born in the Pundarikini
town of the Pushpakalavati state of the east Mahavideh area in the Jambu
continent. His father was king Shreyans and mother Satyaki. He was
considered to be a great man as his mother had seen fourteen great dreams.
His symbol is the bull. He was given the name Simandhar because he
followed the discipline to highest limit.
When he became a youth, his body grew to 500 Dhanush in height and he
was married to a princess named Rukmani.
After an age of 8.3 million Purvas he became and ascetic and attained
omniscience. His complete age is 8.4 million Purvas.
The twenty Viharman Tirthankars existing at present in the Mahavideh
area were born at the same time just after the Nirvana of the 17th
Tirthankar of Bharat area, Kunthunath. All of them took Diksah together
just after the Nirvana of 20th Tirthankar Munisuvrat. Just
after one month of becoming ascetics they all attained omniscience. They
all will get liberated at the same time after the Nirvana of the seventh
Tirthankar of future ascending cycle of time, shri Udaynath.
When all these Tirthankars are liberated other future Tirthankars will
attain omniscience in the other part of Mahavideh area. This is an
unbroken tradition since time immemorial and will continue for all time to
come. The rule is that a minimum of twenty Tirthankars must always exist.
The maximum number can go up to 170.
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