Jainism Early Faith of Ashoka

Author(s): Edward Thomas
Publisher: Trubner and Company London

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THE EARLY FAITH OF AŞOKA.
NAMES.
SYMBOLS. 11. Şreyán (or Sriyansa), son of Vishnu. . a Rhinoceros 12. Vasupujya, son of Vasupujya . . . . a Buffalo 13. Vimala, son of Kritavarman .... a Boar 14. Ananta (Anantajit), son of Sinhasena. a Falcon 15. Dharma, son of Bhanu . . . . . .
a Thunderbolt 16. Şanti, son of Viswasena . . . . . . an Antelope 17. Kunthu, son of Súra. . . . . . . a Goat 18. Ara, son of Sudarsana . . . . . . a Nandyávarta 19. Malli, son of Kumbha . . . . . . a Jar 20. Munisuvrata (Suvrata), son of Sumitra . a Tortoise 21. Nimi, son of Vijaya . . . . . . . blue Water-lily 22. Nemi (or Arishtanemi), s. of Samudrajaya a Conch 23. Párşwa (Párswanatha), son of Așwasena a hooded Snake 24. Vardhamána, also named Vira, Mahá
véra, etc., surnamed Charama-térthakrit, or “last of the Jinas," "emphatically called Sramaņa or the saint," son of
Siddhartha . . . . . . . . . a Lion. In addition to these discriminating symbols, the different Tirthankaras are distinguished by the tint of their complexions. No. 1 is described as of a yellow or golden complexion, which seems to have been the favourite colour,
1 Dr. Stevenson has tabulated some further details of the Jaina symbolic devices in "Trisala's Dreams":
Elephant.
Bull.
Lion-Tiger.
Lakshmi.
A Garland.
Moon.
Sun,
Standard.
Jar.
Lotus Lake.
The Sea.
Trisala.
Heavenly Mansion.
Heap of Pearls.
Flameless
Fire.
Lucky figures, Srivatsa, "Satvika, SThrone, Flower-pot, 5 couple of Fished, 6 Mirror, Nandiyavarta, Vardhamana,-Kalpa Sutra, page i.
Dr. Stevenson has an instructive note upon Jaina emblems, which I append to hia Table:- In the prefixed scheme of the emblems of the different Tirthankaras, it may strike the reader that there is no vestige of anything like this Buddhist Chaitya in any of them. This arises from one remarkable feature of dissimilarity between the Jains and Buddhists. The Dagoba, or Buddhist