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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Dynastic Lists And Gencalogical Accounts
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Lunar race And in consequence of that diverging representation of the line, the works disagree also with regard to the capital city of Bahubalin The Purānas which treat the founder of the Somavamsa either as distinct from that of the kuruvamsa or as unrelated with Bāhubalı ascribe Potanpural18 to the latter as his capital city, whereas the works representing the founder of the Somavamsa as identical or connected with the father of the Kuru-line as well as with Bahubalın as his son refer to Tahsasıla110 and Hastinapura as the capital cities of the former In other words, the Digambara versions, though containing divergent statement with regard to the identity and family relationship of the above two lines, are remarkably unanimous in maling Potanapura120 the capital city of Bāhubalın, whereas the Svetāmbara accounts including that of Vimalasürzlaz describe him as the ruler of Talsasla128 This being the state, it is difficult to say as to which of these conflicting representations is authentic As a matter of fact, both the statements neutralize one another and neither of them is corroborated by any non-jaina evidence 118 RPC, 4.67
पोतनास्ये पुरे तस्य स्थितो वाहुवली नृप JHV, 11 78 , SPC, 6 2 7-8, 0 3 4 , 8 4 7, MP 35 27 , PMP 18 12
10 , 16 19 , 16 22,2 119 VH P 180, I 12, CMC, PP 44, 46 mcntion only Tākşasılā as
Bahubalin's territory , TSPC 16 24-23, 53, 161 310, 674, 689, 728 All these references call Bahubalın ruler of Takşasılā, wbile Somaprabha his son is referred to as ruler of Gajapura, a variant of Hastinapura
(1 3 243-4) 120 Dr JC Jain identifies this city as Pratișthanapura, modern Jhusi,
opposite Allahabad, across the Ganges (LAI, P 323) But his identification lacks authcotication On the contrary, a number of cyidences make the city situa cd on the bank of the river Godavart, Sitanalb Pradhana, Chronology of Ancient India, P 160, Dr HC Raychaudburi, Political History of Ancient India, PP 89, 98, 143, TAI, PP
169, 181, 121 VPC, 4 38 122, This city has been identified with the ruins "to the cast and north-east
of Sarai-kala, twenty miles north west of Rawalpındı (now in west Pakistan)" HC Raychaudbury, op at PP 59-6 1480, TAI, PP, 9-10 , LAI, P 34!