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________________ HISTORY OF JAINA MONACHISM 515 epigraph dated V. S. 1536 from Jaisalmer refers to 'cela' a Hindi term for a disciple. Another one dated V. S. 1917 from the same place refers to a Sahibacandra muni, a distinct outcome of the English contact with India!13 The designation 'pandita' is also to be found in many epigraphs to denote a subordinate but possibly a well-read disciple.14 It may be that it was purely an honorific term. Under these various officers monks were grouped in various units. As early as the beginning of the Christian era, the Mathura inscriptions refer to a number of ganas, kulas, śākhās and sambhogas some of which are to be found even in the Kalpasūtra. Gaņas, Sākhās, Kulas and Sambhogas in the Mathura Inscriptions: Mathura Inscriptions: VARAŅĀ GAŅA: Kalpasūtra: CARANA GANA: Originator: Siriguttta SAKHAS (1) Gavedhuya KULAS : (2) Hāriyamālāgārī (3) Sankäsiä (4) Vajjanägari (1) Ajjavedaya (2) Hālijja (3) Kanhasaha (4) Mālijja (5) Piïdhammiya (6) Püsamittijja (7) Vatthalijja 17. E.I., II, No. 36, p. 209. 18. LÜDERS, 42. 19. E.I., II, No. 11, p. 201. 20. LÜDERS, 113. 21. E.I., II, No. 28, p. 206. 22. LÜDERS, 45. Jain Education International 23. E.I., X, ii, p. 116. 24. Ibid., No. 36, p. 209, : (2), (3) and (4). 00 KULA: referred to are (6) and the following: 16 : (a) Arya Bhista17 : : : (d) Kaniyasika20 (e) Nāḍika21 (f) Petivāmi SAMBHOGAS: : SAKHAS referred to are15 : : .: : 12. NAHAR, III, 2357. 13. Ibid., 2542. 14. Ibid., 2565. 15. E.I., X, ii, p. 114; Ibid., II, No. 36, p. 209; Ibid., X, ii, p. 116. 16. LÜDERS, No. 34. (b) Arya Cetiyal (c) Arya Haṭṭikiya19 (a) Aryaśrīka23 (b) Śrīgṛha24 For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.001727
Book TitleHistory of Jaina Monachism
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorS B Deo
PublisherDeccan College Research Institute
Publication Year1956
Total Pages616
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English, Principle, & History
File Size12 MB
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