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Praśnavāhana68 The Gaņa of both Sthaviras came to be known as Kottika as they were the residents of Kottivarsa nagara and Kākandi nagara respectively. There further genealogy informed us that they opened new Sākhās to propagate Jainism. The names of the Sadhus with their related ganas and/or branches are given in the brackets. Susthita and Supratibuddha had five disciples69. 1. Ārya Indradatta (Kasyapa gotra) 2. Priya-grantha (Madhyamā Śākhā) 3. Vidhyādhara Gopāla (Kasyapa g. Vidyādhāri Sākhā) 4. Rșidatta 5. Ārhamadatta. Ārya Indradatta's disciple was Ārya Datta (Gautama gotra). His disciple Šāntiśrenika (Māțhara-gotra) introduced Ucchānāgari Sākhā. Arya Sinhagiri (Kausika-gotra) was having knowledge of Jātismarana i.e. Knowledge of past, present and future period. Ārya śāntiśrenika had four insightful disciples :1. Ārya Śrenika (sākhā Ārya Śrenikā) 2. Ārya Tāpasa 3. Ārya Kubera (sākhā Ārya Kuberā) 4. Ārya Rșipālita (sākhā Ārya şșipālitā) Ārya Sinhagiri had four disciples - 1. Ārya Dhanagiri 2. Ārya Vajra 3. Arya Samita 4. Arya Arhamdatta. Out of them two introduced Sākhās. Ārya Samita started Brahmadipikā śākhā and Arya Vajra (Gautama gotra) introduced Ārya Vājrīi Śākhā. Ārya Vajra had three disciples introduced one śākhā each 1. Ārya Vajrasena (sākhā - Ārya Nāgili). 2. Ārya Padma (Śākhā - Ārya Padmā). 3. Ārya Ratha having Vatsa gotra (sākhā - Ārya Jayantī). Ārya Ratha's tradition further continuedĀrya Ratha (Vatsa gotra) --- Arya Pușyagiri (Kauśika .gotra) ---Arya Fälgumitra (Gautama gotra) --- Arya Dhanagiri (Vāsiștha gotra) --- Ārya Sivabhuti (Kautsa gotra) --- Arya Bhadra (Kāsyapa gotra) ---Ārya Nakṣatra (Kāsyapa gotra) ---- Aryarakṣa (Kāsyapa gotra) ---Arya Nāga (Gautama gotra) --- Arya Jehil (Vāśiştha.gotra) --- Arya Vișnu (Mathara
68 मढमेत्थ बंभलिज्ज (बंभदासिय) तियं नामेण वच्छलिज्जं तु।
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