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In Vikram 1280 two branches were created by Jine wara S ri II - V hat Kharatara ga a and Laghu Kharatara ga a headed by pontiff successors Jina Prabodha and Jina Simha respectively. In Vikram 1461 r Varddham na Sri established Pippaliy Kharatara gaccha. According to the Pa val written by Samayasundara, it was formed by r Jinavarddhana S ri in Vikram 1461. In Vikram 1560 r ntis gara c rya initiated' c ry’ - a new branch of Kharatara gaccha. In Vikram 1612 Bhava Har aga i originated Bh vahar y branch after his name. In Vikram 1675 Ramga Vijaya S ri launched Ramga Vijay branch after his name. In Vikram 1675 r S raj set up r S ra gaccha branch. In Vikram 1687 r Jinas gara Sri instituted a branch called Laghu c ry Branch
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As time passed, instead of considering just Jinay scriptures as authentic, even Niryuktis, V ttis, Bh yas and C r is were also considered as equal to scriptures. As a result, all the degenerated and perverted rituals, heretical doctrines and conduct that were rooted deeply in Temple dweller tradition slowly sneaked into Kharatara gaccha.
c ryas of Kharatara gaccha initially known as Bha rakas, and in course of time as r P jyas, started using royal luxuries like canopy, yak tail whisks (C mara), sceptre, palanquin etc and also started hoarding money.
This did not limit just to Kharatara gaccha. Even other traditions that proclaimed themselves as Suvihita tradition also followed suit. Such examples are found in abundance in the Pa val s of these traditions. For example, crya Jinacandra S ri and his disciple Jina Ku ala S rij , who were described in Kharatara gaccha V had Gurv val, wandered even during rainy season halts against the tradition of sojourning those four months at a fixed place.
Pa val s of Kharatara gaccha
From the Pa val s written during the pontificate of 70th c rya Jinamahe vara S ri, i.e. during the transition period of Vikram 19th and 20th centuries, only the names of those pontiffs which will be useful for
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