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 Jaina Mythology
proper and in TSPC differ not only from those in the abovenoted works but also mutually For, while JHV agrees with VPC and RPC in inserting Mahagiri between Harigiri and Himagırı, it differs from the latter works insofar as the work in question gives Har the second place in the genealogical sequence TSPC, on the other hand, gives one more name Prtholpatio between Han and Mahagiri As stated already, the first part of some of the lists stops at Vasugiri, but those of VPC, RPC and TSPC give a few more names after him Now, of the two names appearing after Vasugir in the TSPC list, the first, 1 e Giri has already found its place in JHV Thus, this difference in the genealogical text of the TSPC may be ascribed partly to Hemacandra's having his account on different sources and partly to his own invention of names.
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This part, to our knowledge, has nothing in common with the early portion of the Brahmanical Yadava pedigree Hence their identification with the names forming part of the early portion of the genealogies of the Yadus in the Brahmanical works is not possible
The second part of the genealogy begins with the account of king Sumitra, represented as the father of Munisuoratanatha, the twentieth Tirthankara 1 Now, as the last king of the first part of the pedigree is placed in the age of the tenth Tirthankara, Sitalanatha, there is naturally a big genealogical gap between the period of the last member of the first part and that of the first king of the second portion This deficiency in their genealogy has been implicitly admitted by all the authors of the Purānas under investigation Now, if the Jinist calculation" of time be accorded credence, the number of years elapsed
59 For this name the work is undoubtedly indebted to the Vasudevahindi which has already included the name in its genealogy of the Haris in the same order The genealogical text of the VH (p 357) reads thus " सो हरीनाम राया, तस्स हरिणी देवी, तेसि पुत्तो पुहविपई नाम । तस्स महागिरी ततो वसुगिरी, ततो नरगिरी इदगिरी य ।
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61 VPC, 21 11 26, RPG, 21 10-37, JHV, 16-61-62, 62 Supra first note,