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( 16 ) of the Mahabhashya. Patanjali, they say, lived in the second century B. C.
I must not omit to mention that in Brahmanical writings both the words Jin and Arhan are used for the founder of Jainism, though the latter is used more frequently than the former. For instance, in Brihat Samhita of Varaha-Mihira the Nagna are called the followers of Jin.
In Raja Tarangini Asoka is said to have adopted Jin-shasana :
: ta afaat Taqat fara atgaĄ ! शुष्कन्ले त्रवितस्तात्रौ तस्तारस्तूप मण्डले ।
(179 atffit, qyACITAT:) It is from this word that we are called Jains.
The word Arhan occurs in Hanuman-Nataka, Ganesha-Purana, Bhagavata-Purana, &c. It is from Arhat that the Jains are called Arhatas. Let us now turn to Buddhist works. Therein
Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara,
is spoken of as a contemporary of Buddha, and as one of his six opponent teachers. In Svetambara Jain works like the Kalpa Sutra, Acharanga-Sutra, Uttradhyayana; Sutra-Kritanga and others, Mahavira is spoken of as a Gnatriputra. : The Gnatrikas were the clan of Kshatriyas to which Mahavira belonged. The Gnatrikás are frequently mentioned in the above-mentioned Jain works as also in others. Mahavira is also called a Vaisalika or
Buddhist Works.
