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neither stable nor peaceful. The regime of the fifth to the eighth monarchs is more or less insignificant.
The rulers of this dynasty were not at all tolerant towards other religions and religious intolerance reached its zenith. The massacre of Buddhist monks by Pu yamitr is a proof of this.
rya Indradinna - Group- c rya
In the lineage of rya Suhast, after the departure to heaven of rya Susthita-Supratibuddha, in V.N. 339, Indradinna of Kau ika Gotra was appointed the group- c rya of the congregation. Apart from this, no other information is available about him. During his tenure, his co-disciple rya Priyagramtha was described as an influential occult c rya. After
rya Indradinna, rya Dinna became group- c rya. He was Gautama Gotra Brahmin.
14th Discourse- c rya and 13th epochal- c rya
rya Sandilya (Skandila) (V.N.S. 376 to 414)
Birth Initiation Became c rya Heavenly abode Household life duration Ordinary Monk tenure Tenure as c rya Total longevity
V.N. 306 V.N. 328 V.N. 376 V.N. 414 22 years 48 years 38 years 108 years
Subsequent to y mc rya, rya mdilya of Kau ika Gotra became the 14th discourse- c rya. He is also known as Skamdil c rya. c rya Devardhiga K am rama a, in reverence, saluted S mdillam, saying "vamde kosiyagotam s mdillam ajjaj yadharam”. It is apparent from the word "ajjaj yadharam', in the verse that crya mdilya was a staunch believer and follower of 'I ta- Vyavah ra", i.e., code of conduct based on conformity to the Jain tenets and also other four Vyavah ras i.e.
gama, S tra, j and Dharma. In Tap gaccha Pa val, he is described as the author of a holy text 'J ta mary yd . It is believed that
c rya V ddhac r was his disciple. The sub-division' mdilya Gaccha'
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