]['s]a race.
All received _diksha_ or consecration at their native places; and all
obtained _j[`n]ana_ or complete enlightenment at the same, except
[R.]ishabha who became a _Kevalin_ at Purimatala, Nemi at Girnar, and
Mahavira at the Rijupaluka river; and twenty of them died or obtained
_moksha_ (deliverance in bliss) on Sameta-['S]ikhara or Mount
Par['s]vanatha in the west of Bengal. But [R.]ishabha, the first, died on
Ash[t.]apada--supposed to be ['S]atrunljaya in Gujarat; Vasupujya died at
Champapuri in north Bengal; Neminatha on mount Girnar; and Mahavira, the
last, at Pavapur.
Twenty-one of the Tirthakaras are said to have attained Moksha in the
Kayotsarga (Guj. _Kauesagga_) posture, and [R.]ishabha, Nemi, and
Mahavira on the _padmasana_ or lotus throne.
For sake of brevity the following particulars for each Arhat are given
below in serial order viz.:--
(1) The _vimana_ or _vahana_ (heaven) from which he
descended for incarnation.
(2) Birthplace, and place of consecration or _diksha_.
(3) Names of father and mother.
(4) Complexion.
(5) Cognizance--_chihna_ or _lanchha[n.]a_.
(6) Height; and
(7) Age.
(8) Diksha-vriksha or Bodhi tree.
(9) Yaksha and Yakshi[n.]i, or attendant spirits.
(10) First Ganadhara or leading disciple, and first
Arya or leader of the female converts.
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