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Ganadharma 1. The political system of gana---states or republican states such as Malls and its code of conduct (or constitution). 2. The organisation of the Gana (2) (monastic sub-order) and the code of conduct for it. mallādiganavyavasthājainānām vākulasamudāyo ganah-kotikādistaddharmah-tatsämacāri.
(Sthā 10.135 V? Pa 489)
Jaino Pāribhāsika Sabdakosa interdependent Kulas (1) (religious sub-orders). 'ganah' paraspatásāpekṣānekakulasamudāyaḥ.
(BrBhā 2780) See-Upādhyāya. 2. A form of monastic order, consisting of cohehsive groups with similar vācanākalpa (the ascetic conduct prescribed by the canonical texts belonging to the same synod) and Sāmācāri (rules of conduct quâ etiquette, formality and convention). gana iti-ekavācanācārakrivāsthānām samudāyaḥ.
(Avani 211 HäVrp.90) 3. Continuous persistence of the tradition of the Srutasthaviras. 'ganah' sthavirasantatisamsthitih. sthaviragrahanena śrutastaviraparigrahah....teşām santatih-paramparā, tasyāḥ samsthānam-vartanam udyāpi bhavanam samsthatiḥ.
. (TaVā9.24 V.!) Ganadhara 1. One of the server posts in a religious order. That ascetic (Muni), who is on a par with the Ācārya (preceptor) in the Sanha (religious order) and who, by the order of the Acārya, undertakes independent sojoutns with the monastic Sangha. yastvācāryadesiyo gurvādeśāt sādhuganam gļhitvā prthag viharati sa ganadharah.
(AV, p.236) 2. That ascetic (Muni), who is entrusted with the responsibility of making the arrangements (of the sojourning place etc.) for the nuns. 'ganadharaḥ samyatiparivartakaḥ.
(Brbhā 4150 Vr) 3. That ascetic (Muni), who is the sūtrakartā (i.e., who composes the canonical texts on the basis of the direct revealation to him by the Tirthankara (ford-founder)); e.g., the eleven chief disciples of Mahāvīra. ganadharāḥ-sūtrakarttāraḥ.
(Āvani 211 HãVrp.90) 4. That ascetic (Muni), who brings about the growth and development) of the Gana (2)(monastic sub-order) without committing any kind of Virādhanā (i.e., breach of punctilious observance) of the prescribed conduct for the knowledge etc. jñānādināmavirādhanām kurvan yo gaccham parivardhayati sa ganadharaḥ.
(Vyabhā 1375 V, p.5)
Gananopaga A blemish of Pratilekhanā (inspection of monastic paraphernalia); it is pertaining to the re-counting of the number of times the cloth has been inspected; according to the rule, regarding prasphotana (i.e., to shake the cloth), the cloth should be shaken six times (three times on each side) by dividing the cloth in three parts on each side, and pramärjana (i.e., to remove the insect etc. from the cloth and put it aside) which is done thrice in each Sat Pūrva (i.e., six times shaking of cloth), thus total number of Khotaka (pramārjana) is eighteen times; now, during the performance, if a doubt regarding the counting of number occurs, and if re-counting is done, then it amounts to the blemish of Gananopaga. pramāņe--prasphoțādisamkhyālakṣaṇe pramadam-anavadhānam yacca samkite-pramādatah pramānam prati sarkotpatau gananām karārigulirekhāsparsanādinaikadvitrisankhyātmikāmupagacchati-upayāti gananopagam.
(U 26,27 ŚāVr Pa 542)
Gaņādhipati
(BrBhā 2050)
See-Gani.
Gaņāvacchedaka One of the seven posts in the religious order. That ascetic (Muni), who is entrusted with the responsibility of contemplating on the functioning of the Gaccha (a major form of monastic organisation). gaņāvacchedakastu gacchakāryacintakah.
(ĀVr Pa 236) See-Upādhyāya.
Ganini
(BrBhā 2339)
See--Pravaritini.
