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Epigraphical Mention:
Epigraphs mention211 it as early as in V.S. 1285. It is still current in many parts of India.
Regional Distribution:
Epigraphs referring to the Tapā gaccha are to be found in Rajputana, Gujarat, Madhya Bharat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Bengal, and Hyderabad (Deccan).
Sub-sections:
MILES gives the following divisions that took place in the Tapā gaccha:
A.D. 1675.
1534. » „ 1526.
.. ..
1557.
(1) Vijayadeva Sūri Śākhā (2) Vijayarāja (3) Kamala Kalasā (4) Brhat Posala (5) Laghu » (6) Sāgara Gaccha (7) Kamalā or Kavalā Gacchas. (8) Kutuvapurā Gaccha (9) Vijaya Anandasūri Sākhā (10) Vijaya Ratna Sūri Sākhā (11) Agamiyā (12) Brāhmi (13) Nagauri Tapā
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A.D. 1600212
... 13th cent. A.D.
..
A.D. 1516.
The epigraphs refer to the following subdivisions:
(a) Vrddha Śākhā.213 (b) Candra Kula.214 (c) Vijaya Śākhā.215 (a) Kutubapurā Pakşa.216 (e) Samvigna Paksa 217
211. PJLS., II, Index. 212. KLATT, I.A., XXIII, p. 179, says that it originated in V.S. 1656 or 1699. 213. NAHAR, II, 1753. 214. Ibid., I, 63. 215. HOERNLE, L.A., XIX, p. 234. 216. NAHAR, I, 849 and 851. 217. Ibid., II, 1799.
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