Jain Journal 1988 10

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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they contemporaries but they lived in the same region, the same province, their region of activity was not only one territory but one and the same town, may even one locality. The followers of each met one another, discussed knotty problems of religion and philosophy, and disputed over doctrines and customs of their religions. Many followers were such that some of them even though were followers of Buddha became the followers of Mahavira and vice versa. The followers of the two organisers were like neighbours or like a closely knit family and inspite of this were holding opposite views. (Cf. Upāśaka Daśānga, Adh. 8, etc.)
Western scholars like Rhys Davids, Mrs Rhys Davids, Pischel, Koppen, Hermann Jacobi, Oldenberg, Burnouf, de la Vallee, Poussin, Grunwedel, etc. and among Indian scholars to name a few are Dr. B. C. Law, Rahula Sankrtyayan, Prof. Bhagavat, etc.. zealously studied Buddhism and scholars like Rhys Davids, established in London in 1881 'The Pali Text Society'. In 1899 'The Mahabodhi Society' was established in Colombo, and 'Buddha Sasana Samagama' in Rangoon in 1903. Similarly scholars like Hermann Jacobi, Leumann, Schrader, Hultzsch, Petrold, Charpentier, Winternitz, Buhler, Kielhorn, Luders, Wackernagel, Walther Schubring, Otto Stein, Alsdorf, Glasenapp, Guerionot, de la Vallee, Poussin, Stevenson, Weber, etc. studied Jainism; and among Indian scholars we can count Muni Sri Punyavijayji, Pandit Sukhlalji Sanghavi, Dalsukh Malavania, Prof. H. R. Kapadia, B. C. Law, Kamta Prasad Jain, Dr. P. L. Vaidya, Dr. A. N. Upadhye, etc. 'Prakrit Text Society' was established for the furtherence of Jainism. Foreigners like Miss Krause have embraced Jainism. The study of Jainism was first undertaken by Western scholars as early as 1807. A host of Jaina Munis has contributed their earnest mite in the propaganda of Jainism. We can thus safely surmise that both the Western and the Eastern scholars have given themselves to the study of Jainism and Buddhism.
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As the last organisers of Jainism and Buddhism Mahavira belonged to the Jnatr sect and Buddha to the Sakya clan. Before their birth their mothers saw auspicious dreams. The mother of Mahavira saw fourteen dreams. Both were brought up and lived quite royally before they became monks. Both went to teachers for study but both knew more than what their teachers could teach, both married Ksatriya girls. Buddha married earlier than Mahavira. Buddha had a son known as Rahula while Mahavira had a daughter named Priyadarsana (according to
According to the Digambaras 16 dreams.