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58 Jaina Religion: Its Historical Journey of Evolution
different ganas and branches emerged in the Nirgrantha-samgha, but what were the philosophical or conduct-related reasons for their differences is not known. In my opinion they may have split up for administrative convenience and due to the formation of groups and sub-groups by different disciples. Though, in Kalpasūtra the list of patriarchs (sthavirāvali) mentions that Şadulaka Rohagupta had led the Trairāśika branch. Rohagupta is considered to be a Nihnva who is the representative of the Trairāśika sect. Thus, it is clear that these ganas and branches must have had differences in their beliefs, but we have no means of knowing this today.
The Sthavirāvali of Kalpasūtra talks of two disciples of Arya Yaśobhadra: (i) Sambhūtivijaya and (ii) Bhadrabāhu. Kalpasūtra also talks of origin of ganas and branches, which at the one end begins with the disciple of Bhadrabāhu named as Godāsa of Kāśyapa-gotra and at the other end with the disciples of Sthūlibhadra. From Godāsa originated Godāsagaña having further branches called tāmraliptikā, kotivarsīyā, poundravardhanikā, and dāsīkarkpaţikā. How did Bhadrabāhu's tradition grow later? This is not indicated in the Sthavirāvali of Kalpasūtra. The names of these branches suggest that Bhadrabāhu's tradition of his disciples went
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