Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 19
Author(s): John Faithfull Fleet, Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

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________________ AUGUST, 1890.] THE PATTAVALI OF THE UPAKESA-GACHCHHA. 241 to the market-place at the gate of Pattana. There he asked the Seth whether he would take silver. The Sóth, greatly annoyed, replied that be would take all that the other could give. He then took a formal agreement (sañchakára, = satyankdra) from the Sélh. Then having taken one and a quarter lakhs of (silver) coins (mudrikd), and loaded it on asses (gardayá nibhårayitvá), 2 he went to Pattana, and asked that the silver might be counted. On hearing the amount, the Seth was astounded, and he, together with all other Séths of Pattana, fell at the feet of Bhaisâksha. The latter told the Séth, that he should bring drinking-water into the Gurjara country on a buffalo; after that he would be forgiven. At his direction, the money was spent in the country on a saptakshetra. In this way arose the Gadahiya-Sakha. (51) He was succeeded by Sri-Siddha-suri. (52) In the year 1154 (A. Vikr.) he was succeeded by Sri-Kakka-Sari. On the advice of Héma-Suri and Kumarapala, he expelled the Munis who neglected their religious duties (kriya-hind). (53) He was succeeded by Sri-Devagu pta-Suri, who gave away one lakh of money (dravyani). (54) He was succeeded by Sri-Siddha-Suri. (55) In the year 1252 (A. Vikr.) he was succeeded by Sri-Kakka-Suri, who restored (pragati-krita) Marotakota. (56-65) He was succeeded by' (56) Sri-Davagupta-Suri, (57) Siddha-Suri, (58) Kakka-Suri, (59) Dévagupta-Stri, (60) Sri-Suddha-Suri, (61) Kakka-Suri, (62) SriDévagupta-Sari, (63) Srl-Siddha-Suri, (64) Kakka-Suri, (65) Dévagupta-Suri. (66) In the year 1330 (A. Vikr.) he was succeeded by Sri-Siddha-Sari. The feast of his installation was celebrated by the SÂh Desala in PAlhanapura. Under the patronage of Samara, this Siddha-sari set up the image of Adinatha, of the time of the sixth Uddhára, *5 on the Satrunjaya mountain. (67) He was succeeded by Sri-Kakka-Sari, whose feast of installation was celebrated under the patronage of the Sah Sahaja in the year 1371 (A. Vikr.). He composed the work called Machchha-prabandha, in which the character and conduct (charitra) of Samara and Sahaja, the two sons of Déšala are described. In this manner there arose many Súris in the Upakoba-Gachchha, who were distinguished through their power, their writings, and their unworldliness. Of these some account shall be given. (68) The sixty-eighth successor in the pontifical chair was 8r1-Devagupta-Sari, the world renowned poet, the head-jewel of the whole circle of the learned, the thorough master of the Siddhanta (or Jain Canon), the touchstone of all sciences. The feast of his installation was celebrated in Delhi, in the year 1409, by Sarandhara, at a cost of five thousand gold mohurs (suvarna). 12 I take this to be a clerical error for gardabh nibharayitud, as there seems to be in it a reference to the name of the coins gadahiya. 13 By & sapta-kshetra or seven spberes of action is meant (1) to build a temple (mandir), (2) to endow it with an image (pratimd), (3) and sacred books (jñan ke pustak), (4 and 6) at the time of doing the above, to bestow food and clothes on the male and female sådhus, and (6 and 7) to distribute money, according to one's ability, to the male and female Sravaks (or lay adherents. * This is the well known Hémachandra, the Sanskrit and PrAkşit Grammarian and Lexicographer, who is said to have died in 1172 A. D., in his 84th year. 46 The Jains believe that from the time of Rishabhadeva down to the time of Bahadur Shah, the son of Aurangzib, there have been 16 great Uddharas (besides innumerable small ones) on Mount Batrofijaya. An Uddhara is one who at vast expense rebuilds all the old temples. The figure of Rishabha which was set up by the sixth Uddhara, Was put away in a hidden cave at the time of the seventh Uddhara. When Bamara made the fifteen Uddhdra, he get Siddha-Sari to recover the image of the sixth Uddhara from the hidden cave; and this image was set up again by Samara on the Satrunjaya mountain.

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