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135 vāéi; théré Mandiyaputté Văsiţthasa-gutté nam addhatthāi samaşasayaim vāéi, théré Moriyaputté Kāsaya-guttè pam addhattha:m samaņasyāim vãér; théré Akampié Goyamasaguité ņam, théré Ayalabhāyā Hāriyāyaṇa-gutté ņam té dunni vi thérā tinoi tinni samanasayāim vāinti, Sé ténaithéņam ajjo èvam vuccai Samanassa Bhagavao Mahāvīrassa nava Gagā ikkārasa Ganaharā hutthā. 3.
3. Indrabhūti of Gautama gotra, the chief disciple of Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira was giving religious lessons to five hundred ascetics; Agnibhūti of Gautama gotra, the second disciple was teaching five hundred ascetics; his younger brother, named Vāyubhūti arafa of Gautaina taa gotra, was teaching five hundred ascetic-disciples; Sthavira Ārya Vyakta 5 of Bhāradvāja II gotra was teaching five hundred asceticdisciples; Sthavira Arya Sudharma siah of Agnavaisya atau gotra was teaching five hundred ascetic-disciples; Sthavira Manditaputra #focage of Vāśistha ang gotra was teaching three hundred and fifty ascetic-pupils; Sthavira Mauryaputra higa of Kāśyapa *1349 gotra was teaching three hundred and fifty ascetic-pupils; Sihavira Akampita
#figa of Gautama mah gotra and Sthavira A cala Bhrāta hagulat of Hāritāyana afraiga gotra, both of them together, taught three hundred ascetic-disciples each; Sthavira Métārya #arf and Sthavira Ārya Prabhāsa Ighie both of Kaunţinya
ifgry gotra, both together were teaching three hundred ascetic-disciples each. It was, on that account, o Respected Sir, it is said, trat śramaņa Bliagavān Mahāvīra had nine Ganas and eleven Ganadhars.
The names of Ganadhars, the number of Gaņas and the number of ascetic-disciples receiving religious lessons under each Gañadhara, is shown in the accompanying Table.
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