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are valid merely for the interval between the Nandle.), dasap úrvin ; and from that point the Jinas. Their significance is as follows:-At knowledge of the purva decreased gradually. the time of Usabha all twelve angas were in anyógadvarasútra there is still mention of extant; between Jinas 1.9 only the first eleven; the first gradation lower, narapuvvi, cf. Bhag." between Jinas 9-16 all twelve were lost; and 2, p. 318 so that finally in the time of Dêvarunder or between Jinas 16-24 they were all ddhigaņi, 980 years after Vira, "only one púrva extant. The twelfth ungas was however lost remained," ef. Klatt, ante, Vol. XI., 247b again after Jina 24.
1882." Also according to Sântichandra on up. Though these statements appear to establish 6 the ditthivaa was entirely vyavachchhinna the fruct that the 12 angas are said to have 1000 years after Vira. existed as early as the time of Usabha, never. In the 9th book [214] of the Parisishțaparvan theless it becomes perfectly plain, from a con- v.55ff., Hêmachandra gives us a detailed account sideration of their nature, that this claim rests of the first loss of the knowledge of the púrvas, upon an insufficient foundation. The commen- viz. of the reduction of their number from 14 to tator characterizes the degree of the ruchchhéa 10. Unfortunately in the MS. (Berlin MS. or during the jinamtaras, which existed between fol. 773) which lies before me, and which is Savihi, to Samti, as follows:-arhaddharma- rather incorrect, a leaf is lacking with v. 69-98, várttá 'pi tatra nashta ;-& peculiar testimony, cf. Jacobi, Kalpasútra,p. 11. After Hêmachandra we may remark in passing, to the result of has informed us in the preceding verses about the activity of each of the seven saints 9-15. Chanakya and Bindusâra, about Aboka and
In reference [213] to the vuchchhea of the sri-Kunala, and also about Samprati, he passes twelfth anga (i.e. the diffhivaa) which happened to the synod of Pataliputra, held at the end of again after Mahavira, we have additional this "wicked" period. The principal duty of information derived from tradition.
this council which was to collect the bruta, The fourteen so-called púrváni, cf. Hêm. 246- from all who were in possession of any portion; 247, which, according to the statements handed and it succeeded thus in collecting thellangas. down to us, formed a part of this anga and As regards the drishtivada, Bhadrabahu was which Mahavira is said to have transmitted the only person to whom recourse could be to all his pupils (though only one of these, had. He, however, was on his way (?) to Sudharman by name, transmitted them Népål (Népaladésamárgastha) and refused the to & pupil of his own, Jambú, the last Kévalin) summons of the Sangha (which had sent are said to have existed for only six two Munis to fetch him), saying that he has generations longer. In consequence of this begun a dhyanam of 12 years, and that he the six patriarchs in question, namely could not interrupt it. The Srisamgba, how Prabhava 3, Sayyambhava 4, Yasôbhadra 5, ever, threatening him, by means of two other Sambhàtivijaya 6, Bhadrabkhu 7, and Sthala- Munis, with the punishment of exclusion bhadra 8, had the honorary title of brutakévalin, (sasighaváhya), he begged that capable scholars or chaüddasa-puuvi (in the Nandís.), chatur- should be sent to him, to whom, at appointed tasapúrvadhdrin, parvin.
times, he would give 7 váchanás. The Samgha The following seven patriarchs :-Mahagiri, thereupon sent Sthlabhadra, (v. 69) who, [215] Suhastin to Vajra (Hêm. v. 35), knew only however, after he had learned the first 10 ten of the whole number, inasmuch as tradition púrvas, so enraged Bhadrababa, that the latter asserts that with Sthûlabhadra the knowledge as & punishment gave him the remaining of the 4 last púrvas (11-14) ceased. In conse- four for his own personal knowledge only, quence of this they are called dasapuvvi (cf. and forbade him to teach them to others
. Cf. Hêm. 83-84 ; Comm. p. 298 in Böhtlingk-Rien.
20 tray6da faptirvin, dvadaša, ékadaša never existed according to tradition. Cf. commencement of the avachiri to the Oghaniryukti.
11 Ueber ein Fragment der Bhagavati,' two papers of the author in the Transactions of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Berlin, 1806 (1) & (9).
1. I cite this article as Klett's. 13 itas cha tasmin dushkálê karále kAlar&trivat]
nirvåbärthan Adhasanghus tirat niraidber yatha
| 55 | agu yamanan tu tadi sidhtinth viamsitasi sretam Anabhyasanato Dasyaty adhitam dhimatam api || 56 sangha Pataliputr (ak)& dushkAliante 'khilo 'milat yad arogadhyayanoddeady said yaaya tad adade ||57|! tatas chai 'Eldaca 'ngani Prisatigho mélayat tada drishtivad nimittari che testhau kitobid vichintayan il 58
