Indian Antiquary Vol 21

SR No.: 032513
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 430
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 17 MB

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[MARCH, 1892.
(4) After this, there came eleven Munis who possessed a knowledge of eleven Aigas and ten Purvas. Their total period extended to 183 years. Among them the Acharya Visakha (abode) for 10 years, Prôshthila for 15, Nakshatra for 17, Nagasêna for 18, Jayasena for 21, Siddhartha for 17, Dhritisêna for 18, Vijaya for 13, Buddhiliúga for 20, Dêva for 14, Dharmasêna for 16. Thus the total period of these men extended to one hundred and eighty-three years. Up to this point of time 345 years must be understood to have passed from the death of Mahavira.
(5) After this there came five Munis, who (only) possessed a knowledge of the eleven Augas. Among them the Acharya Nakshatra arose 345 years after Mahavira, and abode for 18 years. Next, 363 years after Mahavira the Acharya, named Jayapala, arose. His period comprised 20 years. After him, and 383 years after Mahavira, the Acharya Pandava arose, and his period took up 30 years. After him, and 422 years after Mahavira, the Acharya Dhruvasena arose. His period was 14 years. After him, and 436 years after Mahavira, the Acharya Kaisa arose. His period was 32 years. Thus the total period of these five Acharyas extended to 123 years. All these only. possessed a knowledge of the eleven Angas.
(6) Again 468 years after the Lord Mahavira there arose the Acharya Subhadra. His period was 6 years. After him, and 474 years after the Lord Mahavira, there arose the Acharya Yasôbhadra. His period was 18 years. After him, and 492 years after the death of Viranatha, a second Acharya named Bhadrabahu (II.) arose. His period was 23 years. After him, and 525 years after Virasvâmin, came the Acharya Lôha. His period was 50 years. Thus, the period of all these four Acharyas was 97 years. Each of these four Acharyas knew one Aiga less than his predecessor; their knowledge extended as far as the tenth, ninth, eighth and seventh Angas respectively.
(7) After this there came five Munis, who possessed a knowledge of one Anga (only), They are the following: 565 years after the death of the Lord Vardhamâna there arose the Acharya Arhadbalin. His period was 28 years. After him, and 593 years after Vira, the chief of the Jinas, there arose the Acharya Maghanandin. His period was 21 years. After him, and 614 years after Sanmati Nâtha, there arose the Acharya Dharasêna. His period was 19 years. After him, and 633 years after the blessed Vira, there came the Acharya Pushpadanta. His period was 30 years. After him, and 663 years after Mahavira, there came the Acharya Bhutavali. His period was 20 years. Thus they followed one another; and the traditional knowledge of the Angas and Pûrvas went on, till the year 683 after the death of the Lord Mahavira, but it gradually decreased. The total period of the above named five Achâryas, Arhadbalin and the others, extended to 118 years. Up to this point of time there lived Munis, who possessed the knowledge of (at least) one Anga.
(8) After this there were only Munis, who were Srutajiânins, (i. e., who knew of the sacred lore only by hearsay). Of such as were actually able to recite an Auga, there was none. The above is the traditional enumeration of the Acharyas.
(9) On this subject there are the following Gâthâs:
(See the translation, ante, Vol. XX. p. 347ff. The gâthâs are the same as those cited in pattavali A, except that the three verses describing the Third period of the Ten-Purvins are omitted in pattivali C, apparently by a mere oversight of the scribe.)
Thus it is written in the (work called) Vikrama Prabandha. This gives the traditional enumeration of the Acharyas of the Jain religion, as they followed in regular order after the Lord Mahavira.
(10) Now in the year 470 after the death of the Lord Vira the birth of King Vikrama took place. Now it took place [2 years]29 after the above-named Subhadra Acharya's (accession to the pontificate). Again the accession to the pontificate of the above-named Acharya
29 The bracketed clause is wanting in the original text, probably by a mere oversight of the scribe.