Agam 30 Prakirnak 07 Gacchachar Sutra

Author(s): D S Baya
Publisher: Agam Ahimsa Samta Evam Prakrit Samsthan

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3. Gavedhuka and 4. Vajranāgarī. Besides these four branches this gana also had these seven families 1. Vastralaya, 2. Prītidhārmika, 3. Hāliya, 4. Puspamaitrīya, 5. Mālīya, 6. Ārya Cetaka and 7. Krsnasaha.
Sthavir Bhadrayasa founded the Uduvatika Gana, which had four branches called 1. Campikā, 2. Bhadrikā, 3. Kākandika and 4. Mekhalika. Its three families besides these four branches were -- 1. Bhadrayaśaska, 2. Bhadraguptika and 3. Yasobhadrika.
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Sthavir Kāmardhi founded the Veśavātika Gaṇa, which, too, had four branches called 1. Śrāvastikā, 2. Rājyapālikā, 3. Antarijika and 4. Ksemalijjikā, besides these four families 1. Ganika, 2. Meghika, 3. Kāmardhika and Indrapuraka.
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Sthavir Tisyagupta founded the Manav Gana that had four branches and three families. Its four branches were 1. Kāśpīyakā, 2. Gautamīyakā, 3. Vasisthikā and 4. Saurāṣtrikā. Three families of Mānava Gaṇa were 1. Rsiguptiya, 2. Rsidattiya and 3. Abhijayanta. Other two disciples of Ārya Suhasti - Sthavir Susthita and Sthavir Supratibuddha founded the Kotika Gana, which, too, had four branches called 1. Uccairnă garī, 2. Vidyadharī, 3. Vajrī and 4. Mādhyamikā. Besides, this Kotika Gana also had four familes 1. Brahmaliya, 2. Vastraliya, 3. Vānijya and 4. Praśnavāhana.
Sthaviras Susthita and Supratibuddha had five disciples of which Sthavir Priyagrantha founded the Madhyama branch of the Kotika Gana. Sthavir Vidyagopal founded the Vidyadharī branch and Sthavir Arya Säntisrenika founded the Uccairnagarī branch. Arya Säntisrenika had four disciples 1. Sthavir Arya