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There are two inscriptions available from the site of Kankāli Tilā which include the name of inspired Vācaka having Gaṇin position too. The inscription of Vijayasrii (L.L. no. 50) states the name of..Dinara the great preacher (brahat vācaka) and Ganin of the Vārana gana, the kula was Ayyabhysta, sakha-Samkāsiyā and the Sirigriha sambhaga. Another inscription (L.L. no. 29; EI, vo.1, no.4) informs us that Arya Ogha was the pupil of great preacher (Brihant Vācaka) and Gaņin Ja..mitra of Kottiya gana, Brahmadasiya kula Ucchanāgari sākhā and Śrigriha sambhāga. Besides above observations, there are two inscriptions having reference of Mehika55 kula without any reference to the gaņa (L.L. no. 24, 70, also J.S.S. nos. 26, 63). Both mentioned about the request of Arya Vasulā the female pupil (śiśini) of Sangamikā out of Mehika/Maighika Kula. The first inscription is dated 15 year of Kuşāna while second is of 86 of the same era. The first record holds three lineages of Mehika kula at the request of Arya Jayabhuti's female pupil Arya Sanghamikā and her śiśini Vasulā (Nirvatana). According to Kalpsūtra this kula belongs to Vaišavātika 56 gaņa. Its four kulas were Gaņika, Meghika, Kāmardhika, Indrapuraka and its four sākhā s were Śrāvastikā, Rājyapālitā, Antaranjiyā and Kșaumiliyās7. The systematized divisons of gaņas with their head gaņins, vācakas, member of kulas as well as sākhā s with necessary detail is given below with special reference of three Ganas - Köttiya, Vārana and Udeha as per Kalpasūtra as well as on image inscriptions 58.
6.10 The Sthaviravali/Theravali as Expounded in Kalpasūtra:
The Kalpasūtra is in three parts: 1. The life sketch of 24 Tirthankaras.
Here last three Tirthankaras - 22nd Aristanemi, 23rd Pārsvanātha, 24th Mahāvīra and first Rsabhadev's life history is drawn amply. The
lives of remaining twenty Jinas are described in short. 2. Gañadharavāda, The leader of the Gaņa is Gañadhara. 3. Guru's ancestor tradition is elucidated in Sthaviravali/theravali with
gana, śākhā kula, Sanghata etc.
55 K.D. Bajapayee, Early Inscriptions of Mathurā, pp. 114. 56 Ibid. 57 Ibid, also Kalpasūtra, Gatha no. 214. 58 The tradition of preceptors on inscriptions is given in this chapter as 6.18 in the table
form.
