Aspects of Brahmanical Influence On Jaina Mythology

SR No.: 011037
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Shaktidhar Jha
Publisher: Bharat Bharti Bhandar
Publication Year: 1978
Total Pages: 315
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 12 MB

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Aspects of Brahmanical Influence on the Jain Mythology
that the same Jñāla?of the early texts has been represented as Nātha in the AP which has invested the family so named with an independent character of a disunct linc said to have been headed by one Alampana
Gunabhadra, apparently following his Guru's scheme, has placed Lord Mahāvīra in the Nathavamsa which is said to have been ruling at Kundanagara or Kundapura in Videha 76 Now, among the Purānakāras Subhacandra alone appears to have accepted Jinasena-Gunabhadra's representation of Mahâutra as a scion of the Nathavamsa 17 Jinasena 178 and Silanlarhave obviously assigned Mahāvīra to the family of Ikşvāku But so far as we know, Vimala and Ravişena make no reference to the family affiliation of the last Tirthankara Hence, we are not in a position to state anything with regard to their stand Hemacandra, too, does not recognise Nāthavamsa inasmuch as he does not include that name in the list of the eight Jatyaryas (royal
75 How the Jaida autbors have taken libcrty in representing this clan in
different ways is evidenced by a passage in the Vasudeda-hindi wbich tells us that Lord Ikşvāku divided the contemporary Ksatriyas into four ganas called Uggas, Bhogas Rainnas and Nāgas - ततो पढम राइणा विहत्ता चत्तारि गणा-उग्गा भोगा राइण्णा नागा । जे उग्गा ते आयरक्खा, भोगा भोगे भुजति, राइण्णा जे सामिणो समवयसा, गागा जे कज्जणिवेयगा । एव च गणसमग्गो कोसलाजणवयपालेइ।
VH, P 162. 76 विदेहविषये कुण्डसज्ञाया पुरि भूपति ।
नाथो नाथकुलस्यक सिद्धार्थास्यस्त्रिसिद्धिभाक् ।। तस्य पुण्यानुभावेन प्रियासीत् प्रियकारिणी।
UP, 76 6-8ff. 77 सिद्धार्थ सिद्धसर्वार्थ सिद्धसाध्य सुसिद्धिभाक् । नाथवशोदभुवा नाथो भूनाथ पाति तत्कुलम् ॥
SPP, 177 78- JHV, II 1-16 79 "तत्य दियरोव पदड्ढमाणोयो ...... इक्खागवंसपभवो राया णामेण सिद्धत्थोत्ति ।......"
CMC, P.270