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( 17 ) a native of Vaisali, a Vaideha or a prince of Videha, a Kashyapa, or one of that Gotra. But he is frequently called Nattaputta, i. e., Prakrit Natta=Sanskrit Gnatrika and Prakrita Putta = Sanskrit Putra. The Gnatrikas are also mentioned as Nadikas or Natikas in Buddhist works.' The Jain Nirgranthas or Prakrita Niganthas are also frequently met with in Buddhist works, and they are there mentioned as the followers of Nigantha Nattaputta, our Mahavira. Some very important points of our creed are also referred to in Buddhist works, for instance, the Dig Vrita, the disuse of cold water by the monks, the doctrine of Action, and the doctrine of Kriyavada, &c. These are put into the mouth of Natta Putta, our Mahavira, or Nirgranthas, our Jain Gurus. Even the word Savaka or Shravaka meaning a lay Jain occurs in some passages.
This wonderful discovery, is due to Bühler and Jacobi. I have myself read Mahavagga and MahaParinibhana Sutta in the Sacred Books of the East. I have also read translations of passages in which our Gnatriputra or the Nirgranthas, or their creed, or the word Shravaka occurs. They are cited by Jacobi in Vol. XLV. of the Sacred Books of the East. The Buddhist works from which the passages have been cited are, besides Mahavagga and Mahaparinibhana Sutta, Anuguttara Nikaya, Samanaphala Sutta of the Dighnikaya, Sumangala Vilasani, a commentary by Buddhagosha on Brahmagala Sutta of the Digh Nikaya and Magghim Nikaya. The Oriental also mentions Lalita-Vastra. All these works were composed before the
| SR No. | 007759 |
| Book Title | Jain Itihas Series 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | B Benarsidass |
| Publisher | B Benarsidass |
| Publication Year | 1902 |
| Total Pages | 98 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 3 MB |