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ANCIENT JAINA HYMNS the list of the names of the "Sāsana-devis”, some in that of Svetāmbara, others in that of Digambara tradition, and some in both simultaneously, in such a way that 11 of the Svetāmbara, and 13 of the Digambara Śāsana-devīs, 8 of them being common to both, appear to be in fact nothing but "Vidyā-devis”, though some of the names slightly vary. The following synoptic table will make this clear:
Vidya-devi.
Vidyadhara-vidya.
Svetām bara Sasanadevi.
Digam ara Sa sanadevi.
1. Rohiại .. | Mahavidya
No. 3.
No. 2.
2. Prajāapati. Mahāvidyā
No. 4.
No. 15.
No. 3.
3. Vajrāgra
khalā.
No. 4.
4. Vajran
kusa.
No. 14. (Ankusā).
No. 1.
5. Apraticakral
or Cakresvari.
No. 1 (only Cakresvari).
6. Purusadat
tā or Naradattā.
No. 20 (only No. 5 (only Naradattā). Purusadatta)
7. Kāli
..
Vidyā-nikāya No. 10.
No. 4. No. 7 or 18.
(1) Small variances found in some individual texts, are not considered. The Arabic figures in the columns of the Sasana-devis denote the resp. Tirthankara to whom the goddess concerned is attached.
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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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