Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c5.s6.9

c5.s6.9

Then we come to Sivabhūi, who is said to have led the *boḍiyas* after six hundred and nine years of Mahāvīra’s death, in Rahavirapura. It is said that Sivabhūi was in the service of the king of Rahavirapura and he used to return home very late at night. One day his wife did not open the door of the house and Sivabhūi straight away went to the residence of the monks and asked for *pavvajjā*. The monks refused to ordain him thus, whereupon Sivabhūi by himself plucked out his hair and automatically he became a monk, and practised *Jinakappa*. His sister followed him by joining his order. Koḍiṇṇa and Koṭṭivīra are stated to be the first two disciples of Sivabhūi.⁸⁰