Gyandhara

Author(s): Gunvant Barvalia
Publisher: Saurashtra Kesari Pranguru Jain Philosophical and Literary Research Centre

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dislike for worldly life.
Literary texts of Digambaras : The Didamber literature is mainly the result of the 'Shatradana' or the gift of the sacred knowledge of the jaina teachings. The didactic literature of this period is noted for a powerful desire for righteousness. The Adipurana of Pampa, the Shantinathpurana of Ponna and Ajitpurana of Ranna deserve special mention because this shows the active participation of women of that age in the field of literature and thus in the religion. Jinsena the disciple of Kirtisen who in turn was a disciple of Amritsena had written Adipurana which contains the story of trishshthi shalaka Purush. Pumchariya by Vimalsuri, Pdampuran - the jain Ramayan and Harivanspuran the Jain Mahabharta deals with the 22nd Tirthanker Neminath and Krishna the 9th Vasudeo of jain tradition. Pujyapad's Sarvarthsidhhi is the most authentic commentary on the Tattvarthsutra of Umaswami in Sanskrit. Nemichandra's Dravya Sangrh is the compedium of the six substances, which constitute the cosmos. Besides Sanskrit and Prakrit several puranas were composed in Kannada by Pampa, Ponna and Ranna who were considered to be the three jwelve of Kannad literature.
Conclusion : The whole circumstances thus clearly indicates that in the second century after Mahavira's death about 310 B.C. a very severe famine lasting twelve years took place in the country of Maghad the modern Bihar, where the jain tradition and beyond which the Jain order did not seem to have spread. At that time the Maurya King Chandragupt ruled the country. Bhadrabahu was the head of the still undivided Jain community. Under the pressure of the dire famine with some disciples migrated to Karnataka in જ્ઞાનધારા
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