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associated with Vachchhalijja kula. It therefore seems certain to identify Ayyabhyista kula with the Vachchhalijja kula of Kalpa Sūtra. The last kula Nādiya may probably be identified with Malayaka Mālijja kula of the Kalpa Sūtra. These are the only two kulas left unidentified in the two lists. Therefore it may be possible to identify the Nādika kula of the epigraphic records with the Māllijja kula of the Kalpa Sūtra. A perusal of the estampage of the inscription published in the Epigraphic Indica" along with that inscription reveals that between the words ''kula' and Sākhā there is the space for four letters. These four letters must mean the name of the Sākhā. Of the four Sākhās in the Chārana gana three Sākhās namely Samkāśikā, Vajjanāgarī and Hāriyamālāgāri are already mentioned in the inscriptions as being associated with three different kulas namely Ayyabhyista (Vachchhalijja), Ayya-Hattiya (Hālījja) and Arya-chețiya (Arya-chedaya) kulas of the Vārana gana respectively, the fourth Sakhā Gavedhuka is to be associated with some kula. It cannot however, be said with certainty that this Sākhā may be associated with Malijja kula but the probability seems to be that Nädika kula may be identical with Mālijja kula and the Sākhā of both the kulas was Gavedhukā.
The next gana mentioned in the Kushāna epigraphic records is AryyaUdekiya gana. This gana is mentioned in two records. An inscription2o on the base of a large seated Jina statue discovered by Dr. Burgess on the South East of Kaňkālī Tila mentions Aryyodehikiya (Arya-Uddehikīya) gana, and Aryya-Nāgabhutikiya (Ārya-Nagabhūtikiya) kula. The names of the Sākhā and the donor are not given. The inscription is dated in the year 7 of the great king, supreme king of kings (Rājātirājasya), the son of the gods (Devaputrasa), Shāhi Kanishka. The names of the tea mentioned in this record are preacher Aryya Sandhika, the pupil of the ganin Āryya-Buddhaśiri (Arya-Buddhaśīri).
The next recordal of this gana or school is dated in the year 98 of king Vāsudēva. The inscription records the gift at the request of venerable Dēvadata (Devadatta) out of the Venerable Dehikiya (gana) which may be short form of Uddehikiya gana, the Pandhāsika kula, the Pētaputrikā (Paitāputrikā) Sākhā.
According to the Kalpa Sutra, 22 the Uddeha gana founded by Arya Rohana of the Kaśyapa gotra. It was divided into four Sākhās and six kulas. The Sākhās were Udumbarikā (Pr. Udumbarijjiyā, 2 Māsapūrikā, 3. Matipatrikā and 4. Pūrna-Patrikā (Pr. Punnapattiyā) The six kulas were Nāgahūta, 2. Somabhūta, 3. Ullagakka (or Ardrakakkha?) 4. Hastilipta (Pr. Hatthilijja). 5. Nāndika (Pr. Nāndijja) and Parihāsaka.
TAH YEU Gris-fautor, 2004
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