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 Brahmanıcal Influence on the Jaina Mylhology
Vananalā, though similar with thc previous versions in general run, is different from them in many respects According to this version, Sumukha was a merchant of Kaufämbi, wlio, after death, was born at Bhogapura in Hanvarşa as the son of king Prabhasjana of the Harı dynasty by his qucen named Mskandil, and was named Simhahetu. Vanamālā, wisc of Viraha (also called Viradalta; was born as thc daughter of king Vajracăpa of Vasvālayapura and was given the name Vidyunmälä When of age, both Simhakelu and Vidyunmālā were united in holy wedlock Now, while enjoying their life in a garden, they were seen by Viradalta, born as a god named Citrāngadale and were recognised as his former offenders Citrāngada, burping within with anger lifted them up to take a vengeance on them. But he was dissuaded from that cruel act by a god Süryaprabha, who out of compassion towards the pair, dropped them in a forest of Campā There they werc picked up by a trained elephant, specially employed by the ministers of the kingdom to choose a successor to king Candrakırlzle who had died sonless When asked by the people about his identity, Simhalclu introduces himself as 'the moon in the spotless sky of Harivamśa' 20 Though he gives out the names of both his father and mother, yet the people prefer to call him by the matronymic Márhandeya derived from his mother's name Mshanau.21
The accounts as given by Puşpadantaz2 and Subhacandra23 are in literal agreement with Gunabhadra's version, as noted above Hence these versions may ve taken as based on the Uttarapurāna Subhacandra, however, gives the namc of Vidyun.
18 Name of the god appears for the first time in this work 19 The present work has evidently preferred the simple term Candrakırtt,
already mentioned in the VH (P 357) to the circumlocutory name Ampladı shitikirti of JHV (16 63) which, however, denotes the same
sense as the former 20 aftaTTATOTTAATSE...
-70 89a. 21 UP 70 90 22 Mahapuránu LXXXI 13 12 -LXXXI 19.12 23. pp. 7 118-129