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about three and a half months passed he became aware that the end of his life is approaching Ganadhar Gautam was overly
attached with Mahavir. He may not be completely swept away by the sorrow of separation-thinking thus Mahavir directed him
to go and enlighten Brahman Som Sharma.
On the fifteenth day of the dark half of the month of Kartik Mahavir was observing a two days fast. He sat in the Samavasaran
and gave his last discourse that became famous as Uttaradhyayan Sutra, Vipak Sutra, etc.
Just before the hour of midnight he shed all his remaining Karmas and attained Nirvana. For a few moments the whole world
was enveloped in darkness.
Gods dispelled the darkness with the help of gems and humans lit earthen lamps to have the last glimpse of their savior. In
memory of that day people celebrate the festival of lights of Dipavali.
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omniscience the next morning.
Hearing about the Nirvana of Bhagavan Mahavir, Ganadhar Gautam became sad and melancholic. But soon he came out of
it and progressed on the path of purity with help of extreme detachment. Jumping the levels of spiritual purity he acquired
Gods and human beings celebrated jointly the events of attainment of Nirvana by Mahavir and omniscience by Ganadhar
Gautam.
After the Nirvana of Mahavir the responsibility of heading the large religious order came to his forth-chief disciple Arya
Sudharmaswami.
After Arya Sudharmaswami his disciple Arya Jambuswami headed the order. After the Nirvana of Arya Jambuswami (406
Before Vikram) the tradition of omniscience became extinct from Bharat area for this descending cycle of time.
IMPORTANT DATES OF LIFE OF BHAGAVAN MAHAVIR
Birth
: 13 th day of the bright half of the month of Charitra,
542 B. V. (30 th March, 599 B. C.) at Kshatriyakund.
Diksha (initiation) : 10 th day of the dark half of the month of
Margshirsh, 512 B. V. (569 B. C.) at Kshatriyakund.
Kewal Jnan
: 10 th day of the bright half of the month of Vaishakh,
(Omniscience) 500 B. V. (557 B. C.) on the bank of Rijubaluka river.
Establishment of : 11 th day of the bright half of the month of Vaishakh,
The order
: 500 B. V. (557 B. C.) at Madhyam Pava.
Nirvana
(Liberation) 470 B. V. (November, 527 B. C.) at Pavapuri.
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