Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s4.587
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s4.587
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Vāubhūi (Vāyubhūti) Third Gaṇahara (principal disciple) of Mahāvīra.¹ He was son of Vasubhūi(1) and brother of Imdabhūi and Aggibhūi(1).² He believed in the absolute identity of soul and body.³ Mahāvīra removed his wrong belief. He, along with his five hundred pupils, became Mahāvīra's disciple.⁴ After living a life of seventy years he attained liberation in the presence of Mahāvīra.⁵