Jain Legend Vol 2

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

Page 324

2. Ghatotkaca
3. Camdragupta
(1)
4.Samudragupta
5. Camdragupta
(II)
Vikram ditya
Subject
The existence of
knowers of 14
Prvas
Number of
knowers of 14
p rvas
Tenure of ten prva knowers
Number often p rvas knowers
807 - 846
Knowers of
partial p rvas
846-862
862-902
902-941
7. Skandagupta Vikram ditya
8. Purugupta
9.Narasimhagup
ta
Views of Digambara sect regarding ordinary P rvadhara Era
Though just like the dicots of a single green gram, or two sides of the same coin, vet mbara & Digambara both sects belong to Lord Mah v ra, yet there is a lot of difference in their traditions or opinions. With the times, the difference regarding the names of the P rvadharas, their numbers, and how long the knowledge of the P rvas existed, etc., kept increasing, between both the sects. The same is explained by the following chart:
As per vet mbara Sect
V.N. 64 to 170, totaling 106 years
982-994
994-996
V.N. 584 to 1000, i.e. 416 years.
10 c ryas possessed knowledge of the Prvas, out of whom rya Rak ita is a
996 - 1000
324
5. Except the last Caturda a P rvadhara Bhadrab hu, the names of the remaining 4 Prvadharas are different in both the sects V.N. 170 to 584, about V.N. 162 to 345, i.e. 183 414
As per Digambara Sect V.N. 62 to 162, total 100 years
years years 11 as per both the sects, but there are differences in the names.
After the demise of the last P rvadhara Dharmasena, in V.N. 345, the knowledge of P rvas was lost and only a fraction of it exists now.