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The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c7.s2.41

The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c7.s2.41

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c7.s2.41

9. Kappavaḍimsiāo. 10 ajjhayaṇa. 1. Pauma, son of Kāla (s. a.) and Paumāvaī, becomes a monk (as did Mahabbala, Viy. 11, 11, 1) against his parents’ resistance. He is reborn in the Sohamma kappa (hence the title) and will attain mokṣa later. 2-10 have the same story with reference to the sons of Kāla’s nine brothers, Sukāla, etc.

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