Book Title: Jainism and Karnataka Culture
Author(s): S R Sharma
Publisher: Karnataka Historical Research Society Dharwar

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________________ 15. Siddhartha 16. Dhristisena 17. Vijayasena 18. Buddhilinga Dharmasena 19. 20. Nakṣatra 21. Jayapāla 22. Pandava 23. Dharmasena 24. Kamsa 25. Subhadra APPENDICES 14. Dinna 15. Simhagiri 16. Vajra or (Guptigupta) 17. Vajrasena 18. Candra 19. Samantabhadra 20. Dêva 21. Pradyotana 22. Mānadêva 23. Vira 24. Vira 25. Kalaka These names are abstracted from the Paṭṭavalis published by Klatt and Hoernle in the Indian Antiquary.' The order of succession has not been tampered with, but only the details connected with each name have been omitted. It is significant to note that in the Svetambara Paṭṭāvalis given by Klatt, Sthulabhadra, the junior contemporary of Bhadrabahu, is stated to have been a contemporary also of Candragupta who overthrew the last of the Nandas: ergo, the contemporaneity of Bhadrabāhu I (Śrutakevali) with Candragupta Maurya is unquestionable. After Subhadra, (25) in the Digambara list given above, we have the following: Yaśobhadra 26. 27. Bhadrabāhu II 31. Dharasena 28. Lohācārya 29. Arhadbalin Samantabhadra 3 30. Maghanandin The list need not be continued further. It is well to consider the following observations by Hoernle in the light of the above: "All paṭṭāvalis agree in representing Maghanandin as the actual founder of the Saraswati Gachcha, whence it is also 185 32. Kundakunda Umāsväti 33. 34. (Jinacandra) 1. Klatt, Extracts from the Historical Records of the Jainas, Ind. Ant. XI, pp. 245 ff; Hoerale, Three Further Paṭṭavalis of the Digambaras, ibid. XXI, pp. 57 ff. 2. Klatt, op. cit., p. 251 n 35. 3. Cf. Hoerule, op. cit., p. 74 and Ep. Car, II SB 254, Introd., p. 87. J.K.C.-2528-24

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