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 Jarna Mythology
been discussed in the preceding chapter,97 we now proceed with an analysis of the pedigree
Two of the extant Jaina Puānas give the genealogy of the kings of this line at length, though not completely, as the worhs profess. It first occurs in the Harivamsapurāne of Jinasena and is next adopted with some modifications by Subhacandra in his Pāndavapurāna The remaining works generally start their genealogical accounts with the immediate ancestors of the Kaurava-Pandava brothers The list as appearing in JHV°8 gives the following Dames (1) Somaprabha, (2) Jayakumāra, (3) Kuru'', (4) Kurucandra, () śubhankara, (6) Dhrtıkara, (7) Dhrudeva, (*) Dhrtihara, (9) Gangadeva, (10) Dhrtimitra, (11) Daruhsetra,100 (12) Suvrata, 101 (13) Vrātamandara, (14) Śricandra, 117) Supralistha,102 (16) Dhrtapadma, (17) Dhrtcndra, (13) Dhrtavilya, (19) Pratisthita, (20) Dhrtıdrști, (21) Dhrlıdvuti, (-2, Dhrtıkara, ('3) Pritikara, (24) Bhramaraghosa, (25) Harighosa, (26) Haridhvaja, (27) Sūrya ghosa103, (28) Sutejas, 104 (21) Prthu,106 (30) Prthivipatı, (31) Ibhavāhana,108 (32) Vijaya, (33: Jayarāja,107 (34) Sanatkumāra, (37) Sukumāra, (30) Varabumāra, (37) Viśva, (38) Varśvānara, (3), Visvaketu 10:49) Brhaddhvaja, (41) Viśva
77 Supra 08 45 8-73 09 Else shore Anantapirya is mentioned as thc son and successor of Jaya.
Famāra THV, 12 47-49 Subhacandra, howcvcr, has inscrted Anantapirya
betycon Jagakurrāra and Kuru, pp 3 273 276, 42 1004 According to Pr (45) thc name is Dhrliksema 101 pp (45) insert onc Al sayın before Sutrata 102 Thc names occurring betucen Supratt stha and Bhramaraghoşa, the 24th
name, are not incntioned in Pp Thc work hovycvcr admits that after Su ralışta and before Bhramaraghosa, (who recurs in the work as
Bhramaghrga) many kings serc born in the family-Pp 46 203 Rccurs in the Pp list hy its synonym Radighosa (47) 104 Its place is taken by Mahārırya (Pp 47) 105 The order is reversed in thc Pp (47) insofar as it comes after
Prehrinatha, 7 synonym of Pythoipatı 206 This name is changed to the more general term Gajavahana (Pp 47) 107 Left out in the Pp (48; 103 Final components of this and the following name interchanged (Pp
49)