Correlation of Jaina Inscriptions with Sthaviravalis

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Author: U P Shah
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18. For some canonical references to Arya Vajra, see Prakrit Proper Names, Vol.II.,
pp. 660-661. 19. The Sthavirävali is given in sūtra 6 of the critically edited Nandi-sútra, pp. 68, vss
23-24, Mahāvīra Jaina Vidyalaya, Bombay 1968, Edsn. Muni Punyavijaya,
Pt. Malavaniya, and Pt. A. M. Bhojaka. 20. "Suvarnabhūmi me Kālakācārya" (Hindi) published in Śrī Vijaya Vallabha-sūri
Smāraka Grantha, Bombay 1956. Also see, U. P. Shah, "Kālakācārya-A Revolutionary Jaina Monk," Bharati (Journal, B.H.U.) forthcoming issue as R.C. Majumdar Commemoration Volume; and "Jaina Anuśrutis About Kālaka" Journal
of Indian Museums, 1959. 21. K.D., Bajpai, "Three New Kushana Inscriptions from Mathurā," Jaina Antiquary,
VOL.XVI. no.1. pp. 13-16.
22. M. A., Dhaky, "A Propos of the Sāntinika Kula of Kautika Gana," Bharati, New
Series no.2, (Vārānasi) 984, pp. 149-151. 23. The other alternative is that the Vairisäkhă originated earlier than Arya Vajra.
For Arya Vajra, see, Agamic Index of Prakrit Proper Names, Ed. Dalsukh Malvania,
Ahmedabad 1972, part-II. pp. 660-661. 24. Incidentally, I would want to point out that 'hasti' seems to have been a suffix
added to different personal/pontiffical names, e.g. Năga-hasti, Su-hasti, and others. Whether all monks with hasti ending names belong to one line or not is to be investigated. But the name Ghastuhasti as the teacher of Arya Manguhasti suggets that monks with hasti-ending names belong to the same line. Ghastuhasti is an old Prakrta form for Hastahasti and Ghastu may be a scribal error for Ghasta. Now, we have in the Paryusanā-kalpa sthaviravali a few verses in the end after the prose Sthavirävali ending with Phalgumitra, the disciple of Arya Pusyamitra; also the disciple of Ārya Ratha who was a disciple of Arya Vajrasena, in tum the disciple of Arya Vajra. Amongst these ninę verses, we have two names : Sthavira Hasta as well as Sthavira Arya Hasti. But we do not know for certain that the monks mentioned in these nine verses are in order of teacher and the taught or are just names of some chiefs of the line of Phalgumitra. The verses are as under :
वंदामि फग्गमित्तं च गोयमंधणगिरिंच वासिदै। कोच्छं सिवभई पिय, कोसिय दोज्जंतकण्हे य॥२॥
तं वंदिऊण सिरसा, चित्तं वदामि कास्सवं गोतं । नक्खं कासवगोतं, रक्खं पिय कासवं वंदेश।