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KALPA SÚTRA.
LIST OF THE STHAVIRAS.
At that period, at that age the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira had nine Ganas and eleven Ganadharas.
Why, now, has it been said, that the Venerable Ascetic Mahâvira had nine Ganas, but eleven Ganadharas?'
*The oldest monk of the Venerable Ascetic Mahâvira was Indrabhūti of the Gautama gotra, who instructed five hundred Sramanas; the middle-aged monk was Agnibhùti of the Gautama gotra, who instructed five hundred Sramanas ; the youngest was Vâyubhati of the Gautama gotra, who instructed five hundred Sramanas. The Sthavira Årya-Vyakta of the Bharadvága gotra instructed five hundred Sramanas; the Sthavira Arya-Sudharman of the Agnivesyâyana gotra instructed five hundred Sramanas; the Sthavira Mandikaputra' of the Våsishtha gotra instructed two hundred and fifty Sramanas; the Sthavira Mauryaputra of the Kâsyapa gotra instructed two hundred and fifty Sramanas; the Sthavira Akampita of the Gautama gotra and Sthavira Akalabhratri of the Hâritâyana gotra, both Sthaviras instructed together three hundred Sramanas each ; the Sthaviras Metârya and Prabhâsa, both of the Kaundinya gotra, instructed together
1 Some spell this name Manditaputra; he and M&uryaputra were sons of the same mother, Vigayadevi, but different fathers; the former of Dhanadeva, the other of Maurya. I do not know any legend which connects this Maurya with a king of the Maurya dynasty, which besides would be impossible from a chronological point of view.
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| SR No. | 007677 |
| Book Title | Saddharma Pundarika |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | H Kern |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1884 |
| Total Pages | 2546 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 46 MB |