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________________ Arya Bhadrabāhu 117 tīkā50, largely follow the preceding two Southern sources, adding no new information. Keeping in view the temporal position of these sources, it is clear that the earliest is not earlier than mid sixth century, the earliest being the Trilokaprajñapti whose sectarial affiliation is, in fact, somewhat dubious since, like the agamas inherited by the Svetāmbara sect, it stipulates 12 instead of the 16 kalpas for the Kalpavāsī gods, the figure 16 otherwise is firmly held by the Digambara sect. The Southern (and South affiliated) sources inter alia with some minor variations in a few nominal details, present the following pontifical sequence after Arhat Vardhamāna's disciple and grand disciple, the apostles Sudharmā (Lohārya in Southern version) and Jambū51 : Trilokaprajñapti śB.Ins.No.1 Harivamśa-purāņa Dhavalā-tīkā (c. mid 6th cent. A.D.) (c. A.D. 600) (A.D.783) (A.D.816) Lohārya Lohārya Lohārya Lohārya Jambū Jambū Jambū Jambū Nandi Visnudeva Visnu Visnu Nandimitra Nandimitra Nandimitra Aparājita Aparājita Govardhana Govardhana Govardhana Govardhana Bhadrabāhu Bhadrabāhu Bhadrabāhu Bhadrabāhu Viśākha Viśākha Viśākha Viśākhācārya The confrontation of the Northern and the Southern hagiologies of Bhadrabāhu reveal intriguing, even sharp differences between the two. Contrast on at least five points clearly are discernible : First, the Southern gurvāvalīs under reference do not prefix the honorific term "Arya" before the pontiffs' appellations; second, they take no notice of their gotras; third, they are silent on the names of the four disciples of Bhadrabāhu; instead, only one name figures as Bhadrabāhu's disciple, Viśākha, not found in the northern list; fourth, and as a direct consequence of the third difference, the Godāsa-gana and its four sākhās find no mention there; and fifth and the major, which is the sharpest, difference is about the names of the post Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

SR No.	006503
Book Title	Jambu Jyoti
Original Sutra Author	N/A
Author	M A Dhaky, Jitendra B Shah
Publisher	Kasturbhai Lalbhai Smarak Nidhi Ahmedabad
Publication Year	2004
Total Pages	448
Language	English
Classification	Book_English, Philosophy, & Religion
File Size	21 MB

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