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The Jaina Stupa at Mathura: Art & Icons
Vācană Period
Place Leadership Reason for Details Of Vācanā Number
Vacanā Second After 300 Khandagiri/ Might be Nearly 150 We do not have proper Vācanā years of Kumari hill in King Kharwel years after information regarding Mahāvīra Kalinga now
the famous this Vācanā. Only Nirvāṇa, in Orissa near
war between available information is i.e. held in Bhuvanesvara
Kalinga and Kharwel's inscription 2nd B.C.
Magadha, where stating- forgotten Kalinga won the Angasaptika scripture battle against was rearranged with Magadha. the help of Vācanā by
seers to keep them in
order. Third 827 years Mathurā
Ārya
Two reasons Acharya Skandila is Vācana after
Skandilācārya are given in requested by Jain Sangh Mahāvīra
Nandicūrni- to present Vācana Nirvāṇa i.e.
I) After the which also known as 3rd century
drought of "Vāenā". At that time A.D.
many years, scriptures were not the Vācanā of fully remembered by KALIK SUTRAS seers. The Sadhus who was performed. were moving in North, II) Sūtras were East and Central India not lost but gathered at Mathurā for Anuyogadha- Vācanā assembly. ras were not survived except Ācārya Skandila, so he made
Agama Vācanā. Fourth 827years Vallabhipur Ārya
The same as The period same as Vācanā after
Nāgarjuna above.
above mentioned, the Contem- Mahāvīra
sadhus who were in porary of Nirvāņa i.e
viharas in South and third Vācanā 3rd century
West zone assembled at (Nagarjuniya A.D.
Vallabhipur in Gujarat Vācanā)
for Vācanā. Fifth Vācana 980 years Same as above Ācārya To write the 500 Ācāryas attended after
Devardhigani Agamas before the council with Mahāvīra
Kşamāśramana losing them their at least four Nirvāņa
from memory of disciples to write and nearly
seers.
the scriptures. Here about 150
previously performed years after
two Vācanās were also third and
united and wherever the fourth
difference/disagreement Vācanā.
is noticed they were assimilated with the words "Nāgarjuniyāstu Pathanti."
