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 Jamna Mythology
JHV63
VPC65 & RPCCO
Sumitra, Munisuvrata, Suprala, Dakşa, Ilāvardhana, Srīvardhana Šriurhşa, SamJayanta, Kunima, Mahāratha, Puloma Sumitra, Munisuvrata, Suorata, Dakşapra
jāpatı, Arleya, Kunima, Puloma Now before undertaking to analyse the above lists, it is desirable to cite the relevant portion of the pedigree as incorporated in the Vasudevahindi 68 The work, though not a Purāņic text, gives the pedigree down to Vasudeva The genealogy as appearing in the work stands thus
Indragiri, Dakşa 'Prajāpatı', Ila, Pulina, Varıma, Kunima, Mahendradatta
As is evident from the above list, the Vasudevahindi shows remarkable d sagreement with the Puranas insofar as the former does not know of the group of the first Ihree kings of the Puranic lists as forming part of the Harı pedigree The VH, on the other hand, unequivocally represents Dahşa as the son of Indragir169 instead of Suorata. Similarly the work, though mentioning Munisuvrata as a Tirthankara, (PP 309, 348) has nowhere referred to him as a scion of the Hon dynasty. These divergent representations suggest that both Vimalasiri and Sanghadasa have based their versions on two different sources or have invented pedigrees independently Now Van alasīri's version was apparently copied by Ramsena almost Verbalım and was, next, adopted by Jinasena, the author of Harivaṁsapurāna with some modifications mainly on the basis of the VH version.
Thus, what emerges from the study of the different lists, is that ercept for the first three names of the second part, JHV is nearer to the VH than to VPC and RPG with regard to the remaining portions of the pedigree This fact becomes conspicuous from the fourth descent onward Dahşa of the latter
65 21.11-30 68 21 10-24, 31, 48-60 07 16 61-62, 61 13, 65; 17, 17 1 24 68 p 357. 82 इदगिरिपुत्तो दरखो नाम राया "पयावइ" त्ति वुच्चइ।
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