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The story of Bharata and Bahubali
they did not want to surrender to Bharata when he became Cakrayarti (AN. 275-6.)
As regards the fight of Bharata and Bahubali PC and AN are unani. mous in saying that there should be go war, only they two should flight (nadhammena jujjhe AN. 276 ; kim vahena logassa PC. 4.43). IO AN the use of Cakra is due to some devata (AN. 276) while PC directly gays that Bharata threw the Cakra towards Bahubali (PC. 4. 43). PP also confirins this and it is said that Cakra did not work (PC. 4. 47-8. PP. 4. 73)
On being questioned by Bharata, Rşabha discloses that Marici will be the last Tarthankara in future, again he will become the first Vasudeva and Cakravarti. Hearing this Bharata goes to bow down to Marici (AN. 301-12). Noihing is mentioned about this in PC. Ravişena only mentions that Marici became the head of Pariyrajakas but does not mention his relation with Bharata (PP. 3. 293).
Rşabha once reached Takşaśılā and this information was given to Bahubali. He wanted to worship Rşabha next morning but Rşabha left for the other place. So in his memory Bahubaji built a dharamacakra at the place where Rşabha stayed in Takşasilā (AN. 260-1),
VI Sectarian trends and synthesis
The next stage of the story is on the sectarian trends and we are sure that it is the stage when Svetāmbara and Digambara sects of the Jainas were separated in a distinct form. Jinabhadra (609 A.D.) follows the Svetambara trend and Digambara Purānas beginning with Ravişena (678 A.D.) follow the Digambara trend with regard to dreams etc (PP. 3. 123).
As regards wearing of clothes by the ascetics or the Tirthankaras Vimala's PC is clear on this point, Vimala says that Rşabha while becoming an ascetic left the clothes etc. (PC. 135). And when he says that some of his colleagues became tā pasas and began to wear clothes it follows that according to him those ascetics had no clothes when they became ascetics with Rşabha (PC. 3. 143). This tradition of ascetics being naked is maintained by all the Digambara Purānas beginning from Ravi. sena (678 AD.) And as a result, they had to deny the liberation to women. For Bahubali Vimala says vosariya savvasango (4. 52) and for Bharata he says • tinamiva caiuna rayavaralacchi' (4. 89). PP says Bahubali became naked (4. 75).
But AN is clearly following the svetāmbara trend which is followed and further developed by Jinabhadra în bis VI, AN 206 says that all the
Sambodhi 6. 3-5
