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The Early Epigraphic Records of Mathurā
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The seven female disciples were Yakṣā, Yaksadinnā, Bhutā, Bhutadinnā, Seņā, Veņā, Reņā (sisters of Sthūlabhadra). The twelve male disciples were Sthūlabhadra, Nandanabhadra, Upanandanbhadra, Tisyabhadra, Yasobhadra, Sumanobhadra, Manibhadra, Pūrņabhadra, Rjumati, Jambūnāmā, Dīrdhabhadra, Pāņdubhadra63. Sthavira Sthūlabhdra had two disciples, Ārya Mahāgiri of Elāvatsa gotra having 8 disciples and Arya Suhasti of Vasistha gotra with 12 disciples. Eight Disciples of Arya Mahagiri were- Sthavira Uttara, Balissaha, Dhanādhya, Śriādhya, Kaudinya, Nāga, Nāgamitra and Sadulūka-Rohagupta (Kausika Gotra). Twelve disciples of Arya Suhasti- 1. Arya Rohana. 2. Bhadrayasa 3. Meghagani 4. Kamarddhi 5. Susthita 6. Supratibuddha, 7. Arya Raksita, 8. Rohagupta, 9. Rsigupta, 10. Srigupta, 11. Brahmagani 12. Somagani. The two Sthaviras of Ārya Mahāgiri - Uttara and Balisaha introduced Uttarabalisaha Gaņa64 having four Sakhas based on the names of their citiesKaubambikā- From Kausambi. Now known as Kausam and Pabhosa hill, near Alhabad. Śuktimatiyā- From Suktimati nagara; once it was a famous city in south Malava in M.P. Kaudambāņi- The place Kaudambāna is not known. Candranāgari- From Chandranagara place, it is 3 mile away from Hugali in Bengal.
63 “थेरस्स णं अज्जसंभूयविजयस्स माढरसगोत्तस्स इमे दुवालसथेरा अंतेवासी अहावच्चा अभिण्णाया होत्था,
तंजहा। नंदणभदुवनंदणभद्द तह तीसभद्द जसभद्दे । थेरे य सुमणभद्दे, मणिभद्दे पुनभद्दे य ।।१।। थेरे य थूलभद्दे, उज्जुमती जंबुनामधेज्जे य । थेरे य दीहभद्दे, थेरे तह पंडुभद्दे य ।।२।। थेरस्स णं अज्जसंभूइविजयस्स माढरसगोत्तस्स इमाओ सत्त अंतेवासिणीओ अहावच्चाओ अभिन्नाताओ होत्था, तंजहा : जक्खा य जक्खदिन्ना, भूया तह होइ भूयदिन्ना य। सेणा, वेणा, रेणा, भगिणीओ थूलभद्दस्स ।।१।। २०८।।
_P. Kalyanvijayaji, op.cit., Gatha 207, 208. 64 Kalpasutra-theravali, Gatha no. 209. Also ibid, PP-20.
