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Chapter 7. Origin of 18 Sects of Oshwals
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Following is a list showing the numbers of sub sects originating from gotras established by Ratnaprabh Suri:
1. 22 from 'Tatehad'. 2. 14 from 'Karnat'. 3. 52 from 'Bafna'. 4. 26 from 'Balhra'. 5. 17 from 'Moraksh'. 6. 18 from 'Kulhat'. 7. 17 from 'Virhat'. 8. 22 from 'Shrimal'. 9. 30 from 'Shreshthi’ 10. 44 from 'Sahchinti or Sancheti'. 11. 86 from 'Aaichnag'. 12. 20 from 'Bhuri'. 13. 29 from 'Bhadra'. 14. 19 from 'Chinchat'. 15. 19 from 'Kumbhat'. 16. 21 from 'Didoo'. 17. 17 from 'Katrij'. 18. 16 from 'Laghu Shreshthi'.
The gotras Acharya Ratnaprabh Suri established in other places and their branches are:
1. 8 from 'Charad'. 2. 4 from 'Sughad'. 3. 3 from 'Lung'. 4. 3 from 'Gatiya'.
Newer divisions of the Jaina community into many sub sects took place over time. Many Jaina acharyas converted many non-Jainas and merged them in the main Jaina communities of Oshwals, Shrimals and Porwals and established many new sub-gotras of these communities. After Ratnaprabh Suri from seventh to twelfth centuries Vikram Samvat, the other Upkesh gachhiya acharyas founded 18 new gotras:
