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1892 and the further proof was furnished by Jacobi in 1895 in S. B. E., Vol. XIV.
Now, Gentlemen, when the Jains are thus spoken of in the Buddhist works of the 4th or 3rd century before Christ, how could they be regarded as a branch of the Buddhists?
Jain Shastras.
Let us now turn to Jain Shastras. In Darshana Sara, written by Deva-Nanda Acharya in Samvat 99o at Ujjain, it is said that in the Tirtha of Parshva Nath (that is during the period between the Arhatship of Parshva Natn and Mahavira) Buddha Kini, a monk learned in the Shastras, a disciple of Pihitashrava, was doing Tapa on the bank of the Saryu in l'alash Nagara. He saw some dead fish floating by him. He thought there was no harm in eating the flesh of dead fish because there was no soul therein. He left his Tapa, assumed red garments, and preached Bauddha religion.
सिरि पासणामित्ये । सर उतीरेपलास पधरत्ये ॥ पिहि चासवसोहे । महालुडो बुढकित्तिमुखी ॥६॥ निमि पूरणा सोया । अडिगधपव्वज्जाव बों परमभट्टे । तं वरं धरिता । पथ दियं ते एयत्तं ॥ ७ ॥ सम्प्रनात्यि जौवो । जहाफले दरियदुः सकराए ॥ सम्हा मुषित्ता । भवंतोगात् पाविट्ठी ॥ ८ ॥ मांणवाणिज्यं दव्य दवं । हलन्त एदं ॥ तिलोर घोमित्ता । पव्वत्तियं संघ सावळां ॥८॥ चणकरेदि कन्मं । अपणोतंभुंज दोदि सितं । परिचिणां । वसिकिचाणिस्य भुववयचो ॥ १०॥
