Jain Journal 1992 07

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

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JULY, 1992
Some Important Branches of Kharatargaccha
i) Madhukar Kharatar
It is said to have been established during the time of Jinvallabh Süri,52 But the name of the Acarya who founded it is not known. Several names of Sadhus of this branch, namely-Dhanaprabha, Muniprabha, Citraprabha Sūri, Guṇaprabha and others are known. It laid stress on "Caturdaśīpakṣa".
ii) Rudrapaliya Kharatar
It was initiated by Jinśekhar Suri in VE 1204,58 After Jinsekhar Sūri we find the names of the Acaryas as Jinpadma Sūri, Vijaycandra Suri, Abhyadeva Sūri, Prabhānanda Suri, Śricandra Suri, Jinbhadra Sūri, Jaitilak Süri, Guņacandra Sūri, Abhaydeva Sūri, Jinhansa Sūri, Jinraj Sūri, Jinodaya Sūri, Jincandra Sūri, Devasundar Sūri and others. A separate branch of the disciples of Prabhacandra Sūri started where we get the names of Vimalcandra Suri Gunasekhar Sūri, Sanghatilak Süri, Somatilak Suri and others. However this Rudrapaliya branch is almost extinct now except for a few families of Kulaguru Matherans as is evident from the colophons of several MSS of the 19th century A.D.
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iii) Laghu Kharatar
During the time of Jinesvar Sūri, Jinsingha Suūri went to Bhinmal and established there a Laghu-kharatar branch. Jinprabha was his successor, who was a very competent teacher. Sultan Muhammad Tughluq, Firoz Tughluq and others had venerated him very much. Raghavacetan, a Brahmin famous as mantrakār also met him. Jinprabha Sūri wrote several works and earned good fame.54 His successors were Jindeva Sūri, Jinmeru Suri, Jinhit Süri, Jinsarva Suri, Jincandra Sūri, Jinsamudra Suri, Jintilak Süri, Jinraj Sūri, Jincandra Jinbhadra Süri, Jinmeru Süri, Jinbhänu Sūri and others.
Sūri,
iv) Pippalika Śākhā
It was started by Jinvardhana Suri after VE 1473. We know, he
52 Vinaysagar, Kharatargaccha-kä Itihas, p. 217.
53 Epigraphia Indica, Vol. I, p. 119.
54 Jinvijay, Kharatargaccha Brhad Gurvavali, pp. 95-96.