Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 6

Author(s): Hemchandracharya, Helen M Johnson
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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CHAPTER FIVE Teacher of the World.
Founding of the congregation and gaņas (161-185)
Now, Candanā, living in Satānika's house there, seeing the gods coming and going in the sky, longing for the vow from the certainty of the manifestation of the Master's omniscience, was led to Śri Vira's assembly by gods in the vicinity. After circumambulating and bowing to the Lord, she stood near him for the sake of initiation, and many other daughters of kings and ministers also. The Lord himself initiated them and put Candanā at the head of them; and established thousands of men and women as lay-disciples.
When the fourfold congregation had thus been created, the Lord recited the three steps-permanence, origination, and perishing-to Indrabhūti and the others. The Ācārānga, Sūtraksta, Sthānānga, Samavāya, Bhagavatyanga, the fifth, Jñātadharmakathā, the Upāsakadaśā, AntakȚddaśā, Anuttaropapātikādaśā, Praśnavyākaraṇa, Vipākaśruta, and Drşțivāda were composed by them from the three steps and the fourteen pūrvas were composed in the Dșstivāda. The Utpāda, Agrāyaniya, Viryapravāda, Astināstipravāda, jñānapravāda, Satyapravāda, Ātmapravāda, Karmapravāda, Pratyākhyāna, Vidyāpravāda, Kalyāņaka, Prāṇāvāya, Kriyāviśāla and Lokabindusāra were the fourteen pūrvas. Because these fourteen were composed by the gaṇadharas before the angas, they were named pūrvas. The teachings of the sūtras of seven gañadharas composing in this way became different from each other. The teachings of Akampita and Acalabhrāts were like each other; and those of Sri Metārya and Prabhāsa. So, though there were eleven gañadharas of Lord Vira, there were nine gaņas because of the identity of the teaching of the two pairs.
Then, knowing it was the proper time, Vajrabhột (Sakra) arose, took a dish filled with fragrant, choice sandal-powder and stood at the Master's side. They stood in a line with Indrabhūti at the head, awaiting the Master's orders, their