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ANCIENT JAINA HYMNS the list of the names of the "Sāsana-devis”, some in that of Svetāmbara, others in that of Digambara tradition, and some in both simultancously, in such a way that 11 of the Svetāmbara, and 13 of the Digambara Śāsana-devīs, 8 of them being common to both, appear to be in fact nothing but "Vidyā-devīs”, though some of the names slightly vary. The following synoptic table will make this clear::
Vidya-devi.
Vidyadhara-vidyā.
Svetambara Sāsapadevi.
Digam ara Si sabadevi.
1. Rohiņi .. | Mahāvidyā
No. 3.
No. 2.
2. Prajñapati. Mahāvidyā
No. 4.
No. 15.
No. 3.
3. Vajrasr
khalā.
No. 4.
4. Vajrāň
kusā.
No. 14. (Aůkusa).
No. 1.
5. Apraticakrā
or CakreSvari.
No. 1 (only Cakresvari).
No. 20 (only | No. 5 (only Naradattā). Puruşadatta)
6. Purugadat
tā or Na
radattā. 7. Kāli ...Vidyā-nikā
ya No. 10.
No. 4. No. 7 or 18.
1) Small variances found in some individual texts, are not considered. The Arabic figures in the columns of the Sāsana-devis denote the resp. Tirthankara to whom the goddess concerned is attached.
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