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II) Vistrita Vācanā/ Detailed reading61: The detailed reading /Vistruta
Vācanā is given with genealogy of Ācāryas with their respective
kulas and sākhās in Gatha nos. 207 to 222 up to Falgumitra. As per the detailed reading further lineage of Ārya Yaśobhadra is as follows; he had two famous disciples-Sthavira Ārya Bhadrabāhu of Prācina gotra and Arya Sambhutivijaya of Māthara Gotra. Sthavira Arya Bhadrabāhu's four disciples were Godāsa, Ajñidatta, Yajñadatta and Somadatta having Kāsyapa Gotra therefore their disciples came to be known as Kāsyapa Gotriya Sthaviras. The inscription of Ahicchatra suggests that it was donated for Kāsyapiya Sthaviras. In the period of Godasa the number of Śramaņas increased resulted in introduction of more sākhās, however they called themselves as the disciples of that particular Gaņa's leader. The first Gasa was introduced by him as Godasa Gaņa. It was one of the oldest and most respected Gana. As per Dr. Bulhar's opinion this Gana62 originated in 250 B.C. and existed as late as the 14th century A.D. The names of its branches are available on Mathurā images showing their existence and hold in the city. Their monks toured to four remote places to propagate Jainism, that resulted in opening four Sākhās of Godasa Gaņa based on those cities' names1. Tamraliptikā - Tamaluk city, district Medinipur, Bengal. 2. Kotivarsiyā - Mursidabada city, W-Bengal, previous name Kotivarsiya
nagara. 3. Paundravardhanikā - Pānduā/Firozabada town, Nadiyā, Virbhuma etc.
North Bengal, previous name Paundravardhana- nagara. 4. Dāsikarpatikā - Dāsikarpata nagara, east Bengal, near sea coast. Yaśobhadra's first disciple was Bhadrabāhu of Pracina gotra and the second was Sambhutivijaya of Mathara Gotra as we have seen. Sambhutivijaya had seven female and twelve male disciples.
61 Vistruta Vācanā - fata ale
"वित्थरवायणाए पुण अज्जजसभद्दाओ परओ थेरावली एवं पलोइज्जइ, तंजहा-थेरस्स णं अज्जजसभद्दस्स इमे दो थेरा अंतेवासी अहावच्चा अभिन्नाया होत्था तंजहा-थेरे अज्जभद्दबाहू पाईणसगोत्ते, थेरे अज्जसंभूयविजये माढरसगोत्ते । थेरस्स णं अज्जभद्दबाहुस्स पाईणसगोत्तस्स इमे चत्तारि थेरा अंतेवासी अहावच्चा अभिण्णाया होत्था, तं थेरे गोदासे, थेरे अग्गिदत्ते, थेरे जग्णदत्ते, थेरे सोमदत्ते कासवेगोत्तेणं। थेरेहिंतो णं गोदासेहिंतो कासवगोत्तेहिंतो एत्थ णं गोदासगणे नामं गणे निग्गए, तस्स णं इमाओ चत्तारि साहाओ एवमाहिज्जंति,
तं तामलित्तिया कोडीवरिसिया, पोंडवद्धणिया, दासीखब्बडिया ।।२०७।।। 62 Ep. I. vol. I. pp. 379-80 and Ep.I. vol.-X Append.X no.22-27.Also, the History of Jain
Monarchism.
