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296-7
297-8
298-9
299-300
C. 300
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C. 301: 313
..: 300-1
83
S218-Silver coins were struck by Ksatrapa Viśvasena.- Rapson, ibid.,
KSATRAPA PERIOD. :
169).
Ś. 219-Silver coins were struck by Ksatrapa Viśvasena.--(Ibid., 262).
S. 22(0)-Kṣatrapa Viśvasena struck silver coins.-(Ibid., 164). The date is definite in the Sarvania hoard-( D. R. Bhandarkar, op. cit., 227 ff.).
S. 221-Ksatrapa Viśvasena struck coins in silver. Rapson, ibid., 165: D. R. Bhandarkar, op. cit., 227 ff.).
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Vatsyayana in his Kamasutra, the famous work on Erotics, gives an account of several of the customs of its people; and describes the ladies of Aparanta and Lata country as capable of enduring the nail and other marks in erotic sports ( चण्डवे मन्दसीकृत आपरान्तिवार
II 5.26 )
At the Council at Valabhi under Devardhi Gaņi, not only the work written at Mathura and Valabhi were rewritten and codified, but some more were added to the previous list. A serious attempt was made to reconcile the differences in the two versions pertaining to the two councils held by Skandil Suri at Mathura and by Nagarjuna at Valabhi. In cases where this failed, one of the variants was noted in the original Agamas and the other in the Commentary.
Practically in the Jaina council, the literature was written according to the version of Mathura council as a connected link, while the Joisa-Karandaga (treating of astronomical knowledge) is based on the Valabhi version. The practice of referring to a third party for a controversial question was set aside, and codified works were looked upon as the final authorities. The codification acted as a preventive from further modernization of the sacred works. Several Vannaas (descriptions) occurring in more than one Agama and which were written only once at full length but were not reproduced ad. verbatim a second time, were referred to merely by writing the word Vanna and indicating the source of the parallel description. Thus the result of the Jaina council at Valabhi was the enshrining of the sacred lore in a Mss form.
S. 222-Silver coins were struck by Viśvasena as Ksatrapa.-( Rapson, ibid., 65; D. R. Bhandarkar, ibid.)
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Jinadasa Gani, in his Cary? (p. 38) on Nandisutta, refers to the Mathuri Vacana of the Jaina canons; but he does not mention the date of this restoration. It took place under the guidance of Skandila and can be assigned to a date sometime between Vira Sari. 827 (A.D. 300) and 840 (A. D. 313)..
Strange to say, he is silent about a similar attempt made almost simultaneously by Nagarjuna Süri at Valabhi (modern Vala in Surästra) known as Valabhi Vacanā.
Fortunately, both these attempts are noted by Bhadreśvara Sări in his Kahavall (so far unpublished). Hemacandra Sari in his commentary on
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