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The Early Epigraphic Records of Mathurā
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Śramaņas increased so Gaņas and Śākhās s were introduced but not the Kulas. Besides, Godasa other three disciples Agnidatta, Yajnadatta and Somadatta all four were Kaśyapa Gotriya sthavira. The disciples of one Ācārya was known as kula. Later on in Mauryan period due to increase in number of Śramaņa sadhus and their Vihāras in remote places Gaņādhisa/Ācārya found it difficult to hold, care and control the classes settled at far places. For better administration of ganas, kulas and sākhās came into existence. The company of two sadhus was known as sangatakas (local dialect sanghada), more than three called as gaccha. According to their norms a team of eight ascetics with one preceptor was known as Kula. The union of three Kulas was considered as Gana59 which later on was replaced by the word Gaccha. The leader of the Gaccha is known as Gacchādhipati. The same pattern still continues in Svetāmbara tradition. Here the word gaccha stands for a group of sadhus following the same Guru (Gacchādhisa) paramapara.
6.11 Sankṣipta and Vistrita Vācanā (Short and detailed reading) :
In the Kalpasūtra further lineage is given in two waysI) Sanksipta Vacanā/ Short reading60: comprises of the tradition of
Acāryas in Gatha-no. 206 having only their names, gotras, residences and introduced sākhās.
59 कुल - शाखाः
"एत्थ कुलं विण्णेयं, एयायरियस्स संतती जाउ । तिण्ह कुलाणमिहोपुण साविक्खाणं गणो होइ।।"
Pattavali-paraga by Pandit. Kalyanvijaygani, pp-12. 60 Samksipta Vacana – संक्षिप्त वाचना
"संखित्तवायणाए अज्जजसभद्दाओ अग्गओ एवं थेरावली भणिया तं जहा-थेरस्स णं अज्जजसभहस्स 'हँगियायणसगोत्तस्स अंतेवासी दुवे थेराथेरे अज्जसंभूयविजए माढरसगोत्ते, थेरे, अज्जभद्दबाहु पाइणसगोत्ते, थेरस्स णं अज्जसंभूयविजयस्स माढर सगोत्ते अंतेवासी अज्जथूलभद्दे थेरे गोयमसगोत्ते, थेरस्स णं अज्जथूलभद्दस्स गोयमसगोत्तस्स अंतेवासी-दुवे थेरा-थेरे अज्जमहागिरी, एलावच्छासगोत्ते, थेरे अज्जसुहत्थी वासिट्ठसगोत्ते, थेरस्स णं अज्जसुहत्थिस्स वासिट्ठसगोत्तस्स अंतेवासी दुवे थेरा-सुट्ठिय-सुपडिबुद्दा कोडियकाकंदगा-घावच्चसगोत्ता। थेराणं सुट्टिय-सुपडिंबुद्धाणं कोडिय-काकद-गाणं वग्घावच्चसगोत्ताणं अंतेवासी थेरे अज्जइंददिन्ने कोसियगोत्ते।। थेरस्स णं अज्जइंददिन्नस्स......अज्जतावसी साहा निग्गया इति ।।२०६।।
Kalpsūtra - theravali
