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other literary creations). From the following exposé it will become apparent that the said figure is not identical with the historical Bhadrabahu.
The Digambara-Pattavali1 claims that during the first 683 years since Mahāvīra's death, the Suri-sequence as given on the following page in tabular form was at the head of the Jaina church. Jinasena reproduced a less dependable variant of this Sūri-list in BṛhaddHariv. I 60-65 & LXVI 22-25. There, instead of the individual numbers only the sum of years that are allotted to the various groups, has been noted down. There 220 years are claimed for D (instead of D + E), through which, then, everything else is in disarray. [24] A. Kevalinaḥ.
D. Ekadaśângadhāriṇaḥ.
1. Nakṣatra
2.
Jayapāla
3.
Pandava
4.
Dhruvasena
5.
1.
2.
3.
Jambū
B. Śrutakevalinaḥ.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
10.
11.
Gautama
Sudharma
C. Daśapūrvadhāriṇaḥ.
1. Viśākha
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
1
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Bhadrabahu
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Prosthila
Kṣatriya
Jayasena
Nāgasena
Siddhartha
Dhṛtisena
Vijaya
Buddhilinga
Deva
228
14
16
22
19
29
162
172
191
208
229
247 -
264
282
295
315
Dharmasena 329
62 years
100 years
183 years
Kamsa
E. Dasadyangadhāriṇaḥ.
Subhadra
1.
2.
3.
4.
Yasobhadra
Bhadrabahu
Loha
F. Ekângadhariṇaḥ.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Arhadbalin Maghanandin Dharasena
Puspadanta Bhutabalin
345
363
383 -
422
436
468
474
492
515
565593 -
..614
BṛhaddH. I
11
Vardhamana-jinêndr'āsyād Indrabhūtiḥ śrutam dadhe, tataḥ Sudharmas2, tasmāt tu Jambū3-nāmā 'ntya-kevali || 60 tasmād Viṣṇuḥ, kramāt tasman Nandimitro2 'parajitah3, tato Govardhano1 dadhre, Bhadrabahuḥ śrutam tataḥ || 61 daśapūrva Visakh'akhyah' Prosthilaḥ2 Ksatriyo3 Jayaḥ "NāgaSiddhartha-nāmānau Dhṛtiseṇa-gurus tatah || 62 Vijayo Buddhilâbhikhyo' Gangadevâbhidhas 10 tataḥ, daśapūrva-dharo'nyas tu Dharmasena"-muniśvaraḥ || 63 Nakṣatr'akhyo' Yaśaḥpālaḥ2 Pandur3 ekādaśânga-dhṛt Dhruvasena -munis, tasmat Kams'ācāryas tu pancamaḥ || 64 Subhadro', 'to Yaśobhadro2, Yasobahur anantarah, Loh'ācāryas turīyo 'bhūd Acārânga-dhṛtām tataḥ || 65 BṛhaddH. LXVI trayaḥ kramat kevalino jināt pare dviṣastivarṣântara-bhāvino 'bhavan. tataḥ pare panca samastapūrviņas tapodhanā varṣaśatântare gatāḥ 22 try-aśītike varṣa-śate tu rupa-yugdaśaiva gītā daśapūrviṇaḥ. śate
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