Jain dharm ke hisaab se:

• Hum log iss samay avasarpini (girte hue ardh‑chakra) ke paanchve aare (5th era) mein hain.
• Chautha aara iss se pehle tha.
• Bharat kshetra mein jo 24 ke 24 Tirthankar hue, un sabka janm, diksha, keval‑gyan aur moksh – sab chauthe aare mein hua tha.

Iska matlab: Chauthe aare mein 24on Tirthankaron ka “kaarya‑kal” tha – unka paryaya (janm se moksh tak) isi 4th aara ke dauran raha.

Aaj jo hum log hain, woh paanchve aare mein hain, chautha aara pehle hi samaapt ho chuka hai.