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r892 and the further proof was furnished by Jacobi in 1895 in S. B. E., Vol. XIV.
Now, Gentlemen, when the Jains are thus spoken of in the Buddhist works of the 4th or 3rd century before Christ, how could they be regarded as a branch of the Buddhists?
Let us now turn to Jain Shastras. In Darshana Sara, written by Deva-Nanda Acharya
Jain Shastras.
in Samvat 99o at Ujjain, it is said that in the Tirtha of Parshva Nath (that is during the period between the Arhatship of Parshva Nath and Mahavira) Buddha Kirti, a monk learned in the Shastras, a disciple of Pihitashrava, was doing Tapa on the bank of the Saryu in Palash Nagara. He saw some dead fish floating by him. He thought there was no harm in eating the flesh of dead fish because there was no soul therein. He left his Tapa, assumed red garments, and preached Bauddha religion.
सिरि पासणामित्थे । सर उतीरेपलासणथरत्ये ॥ पिहि पासवासीहे । महालुद्दो बुद्धकित्तिमुपी ॥६॥ निमि पूरणा सख्या । गियपव्वज्जाव में परमभट्टे ॥ रतं वरं धरिता । पब ट्टियं तेष एयतं ॥७॥ मंसस्मनात्थि जीवो । जहाफेले दहियदुङ सक्कराए ॥ तम्हातं मुणित्ता । भखंतोषार्थ पावि ॥ ८ ॥ मज्जंणवज्जणिज्जं दव्व दवं । नहजलन्तड एदं ॥ इतिलोए घोसित्ता । पव्वत्तियं संघ सावज्जं ॥१॥ भोकरेदि कम्मं । अएणोतंभुंज दोदि सिवंतं ॥ परिकथिऊपणणं । वसिकिञ्चाणिस्य भुक्वएणो ॥१०॥
