Book Title: Jain Legend Vol 2
Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana
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After analysing the facts of vet mbara and Digambara sects, it can be concluded that Dw da mg was the combined effort of all ga adharas, and was not composed exclusively by any one ga adhara; and in the period after the nirva, Caturda a Prvadhara cryas and also minimum Da a Prvadhara cryas, from time to time, created needbased 12 limbed gamas which are all a collection from the p rvamga of D iv da.
Era of all canons knowing Monks ( rutakeval Era)
This period falls between V.N. 64 and 170. In this chapter the lives of five Caturda a Prvadhara (knower of the 14 prior canons) c ryas who belonged to rutakeval era are discussed. Though the number of c ryas is same, their names are stated differently in the vet mbara and Digambara sects. The important events during their life time are also discussed here.
This chapter is very significant in many aspects. rutakeval c rya Bhadrab hu went to heaven in V.N. 170 as per vet mbara sect and in V.N. 162 as per Digambara sect. After V.N. 1000 there was another Bhadrab hu with occult powers. Because of the similarity in name, probably the incidents from the life of that Occult crya Bhadrab hu got mixed up with the incidents from the life of rutakeval crya Bhadrab hu. For this reason for a long time there have been several differences of opinion between the two sects. In this chapter, based on the ancient and not so ancient scriptures of both the sects, the differences of opinion between the two sects are resolved.
There is a heaven and earth difference of opinion as to how the Dharma congregation of Lord Mah v ra was divided into two sects. According to Digambaras the division in the sect came into existence in V.N. 606 and according to vet mbaras it was in 609.
The authors of vet mbara Sect have expressed unanimous opinion about how and when the Digambara sect came into existence; at the same time, there is a disagreement among the Digambaras about how and when the vet mbara Sect originated.
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