▁to ▁ 5 0 6 ▁B CE . ▁He ▁is ▁believed ▁in ▁J ain ▁tradition ▁to ▁have ▁obtained ▁om nis cience ▁after ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁in ▁ 5 1 5 ▁BC . ▁He ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁att ained ▁n ir v ana ▁in ▁ 5 0 7 ▁BC ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁The ▁leadership ▁of ▁religious ▁order ▁was ▁then ▁transferred ▁to ▁J amb us w ami ▁who ▁served ▁for ▁ 4 4 ▁years . ▁ ▁For ▁J ains , ▁their ▁script ures ▁represent ▁the ▁literal ▁words ▁of ▁Mah av ira ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁t irth ank ar as ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁that ▁the ▁ag ama ▁is ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁beginning - less , ▁end less ▁and ▁fixed ▁truth s , ▁a ▁tradition ▁without ▁any ▁origin , ▁human ▁or ▁divine , ▁which ▁in ▁this ▁world ▁age ▁has ▁been ▁channel led ▁through ▁Sud harm ā sv ā m ī , ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁Mah av ira ' s ▁dis ci ples ▁to ▁surv ive . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁J ain ▁mon astic ism ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Ind ian ▁J ain ▁mon ks ▁Category : 6 th - century ▁BC ▁Indian ▁J ains ▁Category : 6 th - century ▁BC ▁J ain ▁mon ks ▁Category : 6 th - century ▁BC ▁Indian ▁mon ks ▁Category : J ain ▁ach ary as ▁Category : 6 0 7 ▁BC ▁birth s ▁Category : 5 0 7 ▁BC ▁death s ▁Category :