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Epithets of Lord Mahavira in Early Jaina Canon
the epithet which is found in Pali Pitaka also Here for the first time we have the mention of the three Jewela Jnana, Dartana and Caritra (2114) Again it 18 here that we are told that the followers of Parsva were known as Nigganthas and they were speclfied as 'pasavaccijja' (214)
In other Angas
In the Angaa wbich are later than Acaranga end Sūtrakrtanga generally we find Samane Bhagavan Mohayıre But we must take note of a Varņaka which was well established during cononical penodसमणे भगव मेहावीरे आइगरे तित्थयरे सहसबुद्धे पुरिसुत्तमे पुरिससीहे पुरिसवरपुण्डरीए पुरिसवरगन्धहत्थीए लोगुत्तमे लोगनाहे लोगप्पदीवे लोगपज्जोयकरे अभयदए चक्खुदप मग्गदए सरणदएँ धम्मदेसए धम्मसारही धम्मवरचाउरन्तचक्कवट्टी अप्पडिहयवरनाणदसणधरे वियट्टछउमे जिणे जावए बुद्धे बोहए मुल्ते मोयए सवण्णू सव्वदरिसी।'
भगवती सू०५
Here we may remember the importance of Purufa stoce the Rgveda In various names of Vişnu we find Puruşottama, Puruşapundarika and Pure uşavara Gandhahasti 18 an epithet of the powerful elephant and Gandhagaja is found in Caraka Lokanatha is also used for Vişnu etc Lokapradipada used for the Buddha in Buddhacanta of Asvaghoșa
With this Varnaka we may compare the welknown Varnaks of the Buddha which is explained in Visuddhlmagga (p_133)- 'सो भगवा मरहे सम्मासबुद्धो विजाचरणसंपन्नो सुगतो लोकविदू अनुत्तरो पुरिसदम्मसारथी सत्या देवमनुस्सान बुद्धो भगवा'-अगुत्तर ३ २८५
1 In Mahavyutpatti one name of the Buddha u Vira 2 In the Mahi Buddha is called Narottama and Sukyaastha 3 Bodhisattva is called-Gandhahasti-Maha 704 4 In Maha Saranya and Sarane sson also-धम्मायरिए धम्मोवएसए समणे भगव महावीरे उप्पलमाणदसमपर मरहा कि
केवली तीयपच्चुप्पन्नमणाणयवियाणए सम्पन्न सम्बदरिसी-भगवती-१.
