Book Title: Sambodhi 1977 Vol 06
Author(s): Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani, Nagin J Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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________________ 8 Dalsukhbhai D. Malvania contains some of the peculiarties of both the Svetämbaras and Digambaras. (Paumacariya, Intro. pp. 18-21). Generally in Pau.nacariya (3, 4, and 29) the story is the same as it is in Avasyakaniryukti (AN). Paumacariya mentions : Aummi thovasese mihunam janiūna pavaralayannam | Kalam kauna tao suravarasokham puna labhanti // (3.39) This theory of Mihuna or the birth of twins also called jugalia is also accepted by AN (188), Vasudevahindi (p. 157) and Ravisena (PP. 3. 51). But this is not accapted by Jin isena in his MP. But about Kulakaras AN (148) is not clear as to whether all of them were of the same lineage i. e. the descendants of the first Kulakara, while Vasudevahiṇḍi clearly mentions as such (pp. 157-8). Both the AN and VH accept seven Kulakaras beginning with Vimalavahana and ending with Nabhi, (also Samavayanga 246). But Paumacariya accepts 14 kulakaras (3.50-6) and it is not clear that they belong to the same lineage. Same is the case with Ravisena (PP. 3.74-88). Jambudvipaprajñapti also differs and says that there were 15 of them and mentions Rsabha also as the last Kulakara. Jinasena in his Mahapurana (MP) accepts Rsabha and Bharata also as Kulakaras and thus in all there are 16 kulakaras (MP. 3.76, ff. 3. 213,-3.229-32). Relation of Rṣabha with Bharata etc. as father is mentioned in PC 3. 119-120 but out of the two wives Sumangala and Nanda as to whose sons and daughters Bharata etc. were is not clear. The same is the case with AN. 187. Only about 98 sons other than Bharata and Bahubali it is clearly stated that Sumangala was their mother (AN. 188) In AN the cause of renunciation of Rṣabha is not mentioned but PC mentlons that on seeing the dark-blue cloth (ntlam vasam datthum 3. 122) he desired the emancipation. According to Ravisena (PP. 3. 263) Nilañja. na's dancing was the cause. In PC there is no mention of the simultaneous happenings of the attainment of Kevala by Rsabha and emergence of Cakra for Bharata. So Bharata has not to decide where to go first unlike the mention in AN 268 ff, that he went to Rṣabha first with his mother, Marudevi. PC 4,37 mentions that 100 sons of Ṛsabha became ascetics but AN mentions that Rsabhasena, sons and daughter of Rsabha and Marici and other grandsons became ascetics on hearing the preachings of Rṣabha (AN. 270-77), Tap reason of becoming monks for Rṣabha's sons was that

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