Jambuswami

Jambuswami (543-449 BCE) was the spiritual successor of Sudharmaswami in Jain religious order reorganised by Mahavira.^[1][2] He remained the head for 39 or 44 years, after which he is believed to have gained Kevala Jnana (omniscience).^[1][3] He is believed to be the third and last kevali (omniscient being) after Mahavira in Jain tradition.^[4] He is believed to have attained moksha (liberation) at the age of 84 in Mathura.^[1][3][5]

Jambuswami
Jambu Swami at 72 Jinalaya, village Koday, Mandvi, Kutch
Venerated in	Jainism
Genealogy
Avatar birth	543 BC
Avatar end	449 BC

Jambu was succeeded by Prabhava (443-338 BCE), who was converted from a bandit by him.^[2] Prabhava was succeeded by Shayyambhava (377-315 BCE).^[2] Shayyambhava composed Dasavaikalika sutra after studying the fourteen purvas (pre-canonical texts).^[2] He was initiated as a Jain monk.^[6] He initiated his son as a monk at the age of eight and taught him sacred knowledge in 10 lectures in six months after which the latter died.^[7]

Mathura Chaurasi Jain temple (11)

Shayyambhava was succeeded by Yasobhadra (351-235 BCE), who was succeeded by his two disciples, Sambhutavijaya (347-257 BCE) and Bhadrabahu (322-243 BCE).^[7]

See also

• Devardhigani Kshamashraman
• Hemachandra
• Hiravijaya