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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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three hundred Sramanas each 1. Therefore, Sir, has it been said that the Venerable Ascetic Mahâvira had nine Ganas, but eleven Ganadharas.' (1)
All these eleven Ganadharas of the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira, who knew the twelve Angas, the fourteen Purvas, and the whole Siddhânta of the Ganins, died, &c. (all down to) freed from all pains in Râgagriha after fasting a month without drinking water. The Sthaviras Indrabhûti and Ârya
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Sudharman both died after the Nirvâna of Mahâvira. The Nirgrantha Sramanas of the present time are all (spiritual) descendants of the monk Arya
Sudharman, the rest of the Ganadharas left no descendants. (2)
The Venerable Ascetic Mahâvira was of the Kâsyapa gotra. His disciple was 2:
1. Arya Sudharman of the Agnivesyâyana gotra ; 2. Arya Gambûnâman of the Kâsyapa gotra ; 3. Arya Prabhava of the Kâtyâyana gotra ; 4. Arya Sayyambha, father of Manaka, was of the Vatsa gotra ;
5. Arya Yasobhadra of the Tungikâyana gotra. (3)
In the short redaction the list of Sthaviras after
Arya Yasobhadra is the following:
6. Ârya Sambhûtavigaya of the Mâthara gotra and Arya Bhadrabâhu of the Prâkîna gotra; 7. Arya Sthulabhadra of the Gautama gotra ; 8. i. Arya Mahagiri of the Ailâpatya gotra and
1 The sum total of Sramanas is therefore 4711, while in § 134 it is stated to have been 14,000.
2 I only give the facts. The names of those Sthaviras who continue the line are spaced. The names are given in their Sanskrit form which in many cases is well known, in others can easily be made out. In doubtful cases I have put the Prâkrit form in brackets.
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