Jaina Stupa At Mathura Art And Icons

SR No.: 007031
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Renuka J Porwal
Publisher: Prachya Vidyapith
Publication Year: 2016
Total Pages: 306
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 13 MB

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The Jaina Stupa at Mathura: Art & Icons
gotra) --- Arya Kālaka (Gautama gotra). His two disciples were Arya Sampalita and Arya Bhatta (Both Gautama gotra). The geneology continued from Ārya Sampalita and Arya Bhatta. His sthavira disciple Ārya Vriddha (Gautama Gotriya) ---, his disciple Arya Sanghapālita (Gautama gotra) --- Arya Hasti (Kāsyapa gotra) - Ārya Dharma (Suvrata gotra.) --- Arya Sinha (Kāsyapa gotra) --- Ārya Dharma (Kāsyapa) --- Arya Śāņdilya..... In this Kalpatheravali, a list of 33 Pattadharas (friars) from Sudharmā to Šāņdilya is given with their qualities and epithets. Theravali is compiled by Devardhigani who was 34th Ācārya. He has mentioned names of all the Ācāryas with Guru-desciple tradition in prose format. The given genealogy from Sudharmā to Sāndilya is by Ācārya Devardhigani who didn't include himself in the list. After the completion of prose part there is a prayer in hymn form to adore Anuyogadharas and Yugapradhāna Acāryas. All fourteen verses of the said hymn contains homage70 to knowledgeable Great Sthaviras of merit of any Ganas and Kulas. This prayer seems to be added later on by some disciples to honour and regard the sthaviras. The last four verses of the said hymn restrained the names of Ksamāsramaņa Desigani, Sthiragupta, Kumaradharma and Devardhigani who were venerated with head down. (Te vandiuna sirasa, tam namam sami. tam Panivayāmi.) Suppose if the said hymn is composed by Devardhigani Kşamāśramaņa then he would not have adored or praised himself as occurs in last fourteenth stanza71. Therefore it appears that after Devardhigani some devotee might have composed and added to main Therāvali part. As per the author of Pattāvali Paraga, Ācārya Kalyānvijayaji and the critics of this sutra, that the prose part of Sthavirāvali was formed before Devardhigani,72 but narrated in sūtra by him.
70 "gifH fH a, T uff 7 afg
कोच्छं सिवभूई पिय, कोसिवदोज्जिंतकण्हे य ।।१।। ते वंदिऊण सिरसा, भदं वंदामि कासवसगोत्तं । णक्खं कासवगोत्तं, रक्खं पि य कासवं वंदे ।।२।। वंदामि अज्जनागं च, गोयमं जेहिलं च वासिटुं ।
विण्डं माढरगोत्तं, कालगमवि गोयमं वंदे ।।३।। 71 repertifs, q46446 TUFË FT
देविड्ढिखमासमणे, कासवगुत्ते पणिवयामि ।।१४।। 72 Ibid, pp. 32, 33.
Patļāvali Paraga, pp. 29
Ibid, pp. 30