Historical Facts About Jainism

Author(s): Lala Lajpatrai
Publisher: Jain Associations of India Mumbai

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separation in the second century after Vira, up to which period the names of the teachers of both lists are identical.” P. 180 ibid.
Note No. 10B VIENNA ORIENTAL JOURNAL VOL. III 1889
MATHURA INSCRIPTIONS. "Secondly, the inscription No. II, which is incised: on the base of a female statue, records the dedication of a statue of Sarasvati. Statues of the Vagdevta, the goddess of speech, are common in modern Jaina teinples and their dedication is occasionally mentioned in late works and inscriptions, e.g. in the Sukritasan kirtana XI 17, and in Vastupala's Prasasti's on Girnar. Moreover they occur even in the Jain caves, see Arch. Rep. of Western India, Vol. V, p. 48. We now learn that the worship of Sarasvati was considered orthodox by the Svetambaras in the second century A.D. and probably even in earlier times.” P. 237.
No. I. Success! In the year 22, in the second (month of) summer, on the seventh day-A statue of Vardhamana. From the Varana GANA, from the Petivamik (a Kula). ...P. 238.
No. II. Success ! . In the year 84 (?), in the fourth, 4, month of winter, on the tenth day on the