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With a careful analysis, a conclusion can be derived that the Vi kh c rya mentioned by Digambara tradition who held the rank from V.N.163 to V.N.173 and the one mentioned in eulogy of Ni tha were in no way one and the same. They were different.
The original copy of Titthog 1 Pai aya written on palymra leaves in Vikram 1452 is available in P a a Library. The author of this text clearly mentioned that certain amgas were lost or would be lost after the Nirv a of Mah v ra within a given period of time with the death of a particular crya and the name of the last knower of these amgas. It is as follows:
Sth labhadra was the first c rya, who was the knower of 10 prior canons. Satyamitra was the last c rya who knew 10 prior canons. The knowledge of prior canons will be lost in V.N. 1000, with the demise of Devarddhi k am rama a. Vy khy Praj apti comprising of 84,000 verses along with six other limbs will be lost in V.N. 1250, with the death of Dinna ga i Pu yamitra. Samay y mga will be lost with the death of crya Sambh ti of Mādhara lineage in V.N. 1300. Sth n mga disappears with the demise of c rya rjava Yati (Sambh ti) in V.N. 1350(1360). Kalpavyavah ra Stra will be lost with the demise of Jye habh ti (Jye h mga ga i) of K yapa lineage in V.N. 1400. Da rutaskandha will be lost with the demise of the veracious
c rya Falgumitra of Gautama lineage in V.N. 1500 (1520). S trak t mga will be lost with the death of crya Mah sumi a (Sumi a Mitra / Swapna Mitra) of Bh radw ja Gotra in V.N. 1900. Knowledge of a few amgas (limbs) will be lost between the periods V.N. 2000 to V.N. 3000, with the demise of Vi kha Muni in V.N. 2000.
cr mga will be lost with the demise of Vi umuni of H rita Gotra in V.N. 2000.
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