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( lxii ] wada, belonged to Porwad caste and was self-initiated in Ahmedabad in S. 1524 = 1467 A. D. In some Mss. the date is S. 1528= 1471 A. D.; but in Jain Tatwadarsha, by Atmaramji the date is S. 1533 = 1476 A. D. Another Mss. give S. 1531 = 1474 A. D. The Gachcha's principal branches are : (i) Gujrati, (ii) Nagori (iii) Utradhi. In the list of the heads of the Gachchhas, which begins with Mahavira, as usual, the names are the same up to Arya Mahagiri, No 10. The dates in my Mss. are in regular order up to 453 A. D., when the Jain canons were reduced to writing. The dates, against the names of each, denote the year of their demise.]
10. Mahagiri, 282 B. C. 11. Balasinha, 247 B. C. 12. Shanta, 195 B. C. 13. Shyama, 154 B. C. 14. Sandila, 121 B.C. . 15. Jitadharma, 73 B. C. 16, Samudra, 19 B, C, 17. Nandila, 64. A. D. 18. Nagahasti, 117 A. D. 19. Revati, 191 A. D. 20. Skhandil, 267 A. D. 21. Sinha, 287 A. D. 22. Samita, 321 A. D.
