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Born | 543
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Died | 449
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Jambuswami (543-449 BCE) was the spiritual successor of Sudharmaswami in Jain religious order reorganised by Mahavira. [1] [2] He remained the head for 39 or 44 years, after which he is believed to have gained Kevala Jnana (omniscience). [1] [3] He is believed to be the third and last kevali (omniscient being) after Mahavira in Jain tradition. [4] He is believed to have attained moksha (liberation) at the age of 84 in Mathura. [1] [3] [5]
Jambu was succeeded by Prabhava (443-338 BCE), who was converted from a bandit by him. [2] Prabhava was succeeded by Shayyambhava (377-315 BCE). [2] Shayyambhava composed Dasavaikalika sutra after studying the fourteen purvas (pre-canonical texts). [2] He was initiated as a Jain monk. [6] He initiated his son as a monk at the age of eight and taught him sacred knowledge in 10 lectures in six months after which the latter died. [7]
Shayyambhava was succeeded by Yasobhadra (351-235 BCE), who was succeeded by his two disciples, Sambhutavijaya (347-257 BCE) and Bhadrabahu (322-243 BCE). [7]
![]() 18-foot-tall sculpture of Jambuswami at Mathura Chaurasi | |
Genealogy | |
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Born | 543
BC
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Died | 449
BC
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Part of a series on |
Jainism |
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Jambuswami (543-449 BCE) was the spiritual successor of Sudharmaswami in Jain religious order reorganised by Mahavira. [1] [2] He remained the head for 39 or 44 years, after which he is believed to have gained Kevala Jnana (omniscience). [1] [3] He is believed to be the third and last kevali (omniscient being) after Mahavira in Jain tradition. [4] He is believed to have attained moksha (liberation) at the age of 84 in Mathura. [1] [3] [5]
Jambu was succeeded by Prabhava (443-338 BCE), who was converted from a bandit by him. [2] Prabhava was succeeded by Shayyambhava (377-315 BCE). [2] Shayyambhava composed Dasavaikalika sutra after studying the fourteen purvas (pre-canonical texts). [2] He was initiated as a Jain monk. [6] He initiated his son as a monk at the age of eight and taught him sacred knowledge in 10 lectures in six months after which the latter died. [7]
Shayyambhava was succeeded by Yasobhadra (351-235 BCE), who was succeeded by his two disciples, Sambhutavijaya (347-257 BCE) and Bhadrabahu (322-243 BCE). [7]