Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s5.1905

v2.c8.s5.1905

1. Suhamma (Sudharman) Fifth principal disciple (Gaṇadhara) of Mahāvīra.¹ He belonged to Kollāga(2) settlement.² Dhammilla(1) was his father³ and Bhaddilā was his mother.⁴ He hailed from the Aggivesāyaṇa lineage.⁵ At the age of fifty he became a disciple of Titthayara Mahāvīra along with his five hundred pupils after holding a discussion with the Titthayara at Majjhimā-Pāvā in connection with the nature of reincarnation. These pupils formed a separate group under Suhamma.⁶ He lived with Mahāvīra for thirty years.⁷ Obtained omniscience at the age of ninety two and attained liberation at the age of hundred in Rāyagiha.⁹ He was the last of the gaṇadharas to survive, hence the paṭṭāvali, gaṇadharavaṃśa or sthavirāvalī starts from him.¹⁰ Jambū(1) was his successor.¹¹ Kuṇia had paid a visit to Suhamma at Campā.¹²