Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s15.89

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Titthayara ( Tirthakara ) One who founds tirtha i.e fourfold sangha (consisting of disciples and lay votaries both male and female) and proclaims teachings—Pavayaṇa is known as Titthayara ¹ He preaches the religion in its substance and his Gaṇadharas give Sutta form to his teachings ² His speech is understood by all because it transforms automatically into the languages spoken by the listeners ³ One who earns tirthakaraṇamakarma in his previous birth becomes a Titthayara ⁴ He takes birth in a high family such as Ksatriya and never in a low family ⁵ His birth is indicated in advance by the vision of fourteen auspicious dreams to his mother at the time of conceiving his embryo ⁶ Even at the time of birth he possesses 1 Bha 681 Vis 1037 1040 1052, SutCu p 3 AvaCu I p 85 SutSt p 2 AcaSi. p 11 SthA p 99 BhaA p 8 NanM p 21 BrhM p 3 PakV p 3 KalpV p 30 2 SthN 1 18, AvaN 99-91 NanH p 88 3 A aN 578 AvaCu I p 331 Aup 34 4 Utt 29 43 Jna 64 AvaN 743 AvaCu I p 235 Vis 1818-1820 5 Vis 1846 Kalp. 17 18 AvaCu I p 239 6 Bha 428, 578, Vis. 1852.