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	Jain Acharya Bhadrabahu-1
		Since there have been other Jain acharyas with the name Bhadrabahu, he is sometimes referred to as Bhadrabahu I. Bhadrabahu was born at Pundravardhan, now in Bangladesh.
		While there Bhadrabahu was able to perceive through is nimitta jnan (subtle cognition of causes and effects) that there would occur a 12-year famine across North India.
		Bhadrabahu taught Sthulabhadra, but forbade him to teach the Purvaa to others upon witnessing a demonstration by Sthulabhadra of certain extra corporal powers, which indicated that with time these sacred scriptures would become corrupted.
	www.digambarjainonline.com /dharma/greatja1.htm (538 words)

	Bhadrabahu (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bhadrabahu is the legendary jain saint who was spiritual teacher of Chandragupta Maurya.
		Bhadrabahu was the last person to have the knowledge of these fourteen poorvas.Due to lack of sincerity and discipline in his pupil he gave knowledge of only ten poorvas to his chief disciple Sthulibhadra.
		Bhadrabahu's brother was Varahmihira who was a known vedic scholar of his times.
	art.abcworld.net /Bhadrabahu.html (254 words)

	Acharya Bhadrabahu
		Acharya Bhadrabahu (433 B.C. - 357 B.C. ?) was a Jain monk.
		Bhadrabahu is considered to be last expert of 14 Purvas, of 12th Anga called as Dristivaad, one of the scriptures of Jainism.
		Acharya Bhadrabahu then formed a mantric prayer to 23rd Jain Tirthankara Parshvanath called "the upsarghar stotra" (now known as 'Uvassagaharam Stotra') and called upon Dharnendra, the divine follower (a "devta") of Parshvanath.
	www.libraryoflibrary.com /E_n_c_p_d_Bhadrabahu.html (289 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
		Bhadrabahu is considered to be last expert of 14 Purvas, of 12th Anga called Dristivaad, one of the scriptures of Jainism.
		Bhadrabahu went to Nepal for twelve years to perform the "Mahaprana Sadhana" a tantric exercise.
		Acharya Bhadrabahu then formed a mantric prayer to 23rd Jain Tirthankara Parshvanath called "the upsarghar stotra" (now known as 'Uvassagaharam Stotra') and called upon Dharnendra, the divine follower (a "devta") of Parshvanath.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Bhadrabahu (305 words)

	Digambaras
		The Digambaras claim that when they migrated south with Bhadrabahu to Mysore, Candragupta Maurya, first king of the Maurya dynasty who had become a Jain monk, was with them.
		They believe that Bhadrabahu and Candragupta Maurya died the holy death of sallekhana, fasting to death, on hills at Sravana Belgola.
		A fissure in the rock is called Bhadrabahu's Cave after the supposed leader of the southern migration.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/jainism/digam.html (2055 words)

	Jain World
		Bhadrabahu, however, declined to come, as he had undertaken the Mahaprana vow, which it would take 12 years to carry out; but after that period he would in a short time teach the whole of the Drishtivada.
		Bhadrabahu however assured them that their brother was alive, and so they found him on their return to the temple".
		As Bhadrabahu was the sixth patriarch, this gives an average period of a little less than thirty years for each patriarch up to Bhadrabahu.
	www.jainworld.com /book/historyofjainism/ch6a.asp (2929 words)

	Jainism
		At the time Bhadrabahu, the chief of the Jain monks, foresaw a period of famine and, in order to avoid it, he led all who would follow him - both monks and laity - to the south of India.
		Some years after the famine had passed, Bhadrabahu returned to the north to find that, in his absence, monastic life had become corrupted.
		Bhadrabahu forcefully opposed the weakness which had led the monks to wear clothing.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ja/Jains.html (1559 words)

	WELCOME - www.jainsamaj.org
		Bhadrabahu and Silabhadra were contemporaries in the sixth generation after Sudharman had attained liberation.
		The migration of Bhadrabahu along with a body of 12000 monks to the South sometime between 296 B. C, is a landmark in the history of Jainism.
		Bhadrabahu, the elder of the community, who had led the emigrants, had insisted on the retention of the rule of nudity, which Mahavira had established.
	www.jainsamaj.org /literature/after-31202.htm (2856 words)

	The Hindu News Update Service
		Shravanabelagola, Jan. 24 (PTI): The gold replica of the footprints of ancient Jain teacher Bhadrabahu was worshipped by devotees atop the Chandragiri Hills here as part of the ceremonies, ahead of the 86th Mahamastakabhisheka (head anointing ceremony) of Lord Bahubali, held once in 12 years.
		Bhadrabahu migrated from the North to the South along with Chandragupta and 12,000 other followers and stayed atop the hills, he said.
		Bhadrabahu, was the first teacher of Shravanabelagola,gave `deeksha' to Chandragupta, the emperor-turned ascetic.
	www.hindu.com /thehindu/holnus/004200601241615.htm (270 words)

	Ancient Jaina Mathematics: an Introduction
		Bhadrabahu is also known to be the author of the two astronomical works: (1) a commentary on the Suryaprajnapti and (2) an original work called the Bhadrabahavi-samhita.
		The culture of mathematics and astronomy survived in the School of Mathematics at Kusumapura (in Bihar), up to the end of the fifth century of the Christian era, while the school had begun near about the beginning of the Christian era.
		The famous Jaina saint Bhadrabahu (author of two astronomical works, a commentary on the Suryaprajnapti and the Bhadrabahavi-samhita) lived at Kusumapura.
	www.infinityfoundation.com /mandala/t_es/t_es_agraw_jaina.htm (1691 words)

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		The inevitable conclusion to be drawn from these references Is that the followers of the Jaina faith must have migrated to the South much prior to the 4th century B. and also settled in Ceylon.
		That the Jainas migrated in large numbers is further strengthened by the fact that Bhadrabahu migrated to the South alongwith his royal disciple Chandragupta Maurya and about 1200 monks and nuns, when he foresaw with his insight that there was to be a severe famine in the North.
		Bhadrabahu would not have thought of the South in case he wanted to save the Sangha from starvation and hardship.
	www.ibiblio.org /jainism/database/ARTICLE/south.doc (4055 words)

	Jainism Literature Center - Articles
		The inevitable conclusion to be drawn from these references Is that the followers of the Jaina faith must have migrated to the South much prior to the 4th century B. and also settled in Ceylon.
		That the Jainas migrated in large numbers is further strengthened by the fact that Bhadrabahu migrated to the South alongwith his royal disciple Chandragupta Maurya and about 1200 monks and nuns, when he foresaw with his insight that there was to be a severe famine in the North.
		Bhadrabahu would not have thought of the South in case he wanted to save the Sangha from starvation and hardship.
	www.fas.harvard.edu /~pluralsm/affiliates/jainism/article/south.htm (3986 words)

	Great Schism (Site not responding. Last check: )
		According to the account of the eighth schism, known as the great schism, which is corroborated by historical evidence, the process of the split continued from the third century B.C. up to the first century of the Christian Era.
		Chandragupta, the devout ascetic disciple of Bhardrabahu, lived for 12 years after the death of his teacher Bhadrabahu, in about 297 B.C. and after practicing penance died according to the strict Jaina rite of Sallekhana on the same hill at Shravanabelagola.
		This Bhadrabahu Chandragupta tradition is strongly supported by a large number of epigraphic and literary evidences of a very reliable nature.
	www.lycos.com /info/great-schism.html (425 words)

	Jain World
		(iv) Moreover, Inscription No. 258 of 1432 A. D., after extolling the lord of ascetics Bhadrabahu, says that his disciple was Chandragupta, who was bowed to by the chief gods on account of his perfect conduct and the fame caused by the greatness of whose severe penance spread into other worlds.
		Further, on the strength of these epigraphic, archaeological and literary evidences pertaining to the last days of Bhadrabahu and Chandragupta, the eminent historians fact this association of Bhadrabahu and Chandragupta with Sravana-Belagola.
		The place is full of traditions, monuments and inscriptions testifying to the life of Chandragupta as an ascetic in association with Bhadrabahu”.
	www.jainworld.com /book/the_sacred_sravana_belagola/ch5c.asp (946 words)

	Great Ascetics
		Aryaika Chandana Acharya Bhadrabahu Acharya Kundakunda Mahaviracharya Lonka Shah Taran Swami Rajendra Suri
		While there Bhadrabahu was able to perceive through is nimitta jnan (subtle cognition of causes andeffects) that there would occur a 12-year famine across North India.
		Bhadrabahu remains an exemplar of dedication to first principles at any cost.After him, the Sangha split into two separate teacher-student lineages of monks.Digambar monks belong to the lineage of Acharya Vishakha and Shvetambar monks follow the tradition of Sthulabhadra.
	jainhistory.tripod.com /ascetics.html (2145 words)

	Acharya Bhadrabahu & Shravabelagola
		ROBERT J. In this article, I want to give a short survey of the work done by a few scholars with regard to the old tradition that Jainism was brought to South India by the Srutakevalin Bhadrabahu, who is said to have died by sallekhana at Shravanabelgola.
		Digambara tradition says that it was on the hill Chandragiri at Shravanabelagoa, that Bhadrabahu, the sixth guru of the Jaina church after Tirthankara Mahavira met his death.
		For the Digambara-s, he is the link between their religious tradition and the original teachings of Mahavira.
	www.geocities.com /tamiljain/bahubali/pages/essays/bhadrabahu1.htm (170 words)

	Webindia123.com-Religion of India-Jainism
		Mahavira had 11 disciples, each entrusted with a band of about 300 to 500 monks to preach the religion.
		Bhadrabahu, contemporary of the great Mauryan king Chandragupta was the greatest propagator of faith.
		After Bhadrabahu's death, serious differences began to arise among the Jain community.
	www.webindia123.com /religion/jainism (901 words)

	Jainism - Religions of India
		Bhadrabahu, chief of the Jain monks, foresaw a period of famine and led about 12,000 people, to southern India.
		The followers of Bhadrabahu became known as the Digambar sect.
		The Digambar monks do not wear any clothes because they believe clothes are like all other possessions thereby increasing desire to material things, which needs to be removed.
	india.deepthi.com /India-Jainism.html (1271 words)

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