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
figuratively as another Rudra'a (with the moon's crescent on his forehead) In a passage of the TSPC30 Siva and Sroa (Parvati) are referred to as adept in dancing and in another passage of the same work an allusion is made to Lord Siva's sportive company with both Ganga and Umā s1 Next Bharata and Bahubalın engaged in eye-fight are conceived as Sakra (Indra) and I'sāna (Śiva) facing each other with their unwinking eyes 82 This illustration in all probability is based on the traditional legend of the encounter between Indra and Siva in which the former was reportedly rendered motionless by the latter's gaze 33 Again, Bharata giving a loud battle-cry is compared with the bellowing bull of I'śāna 34
As pointed out before, the gods and goddesses other than the trio have been recruited with all their traditional emblems, attributes and connections That these divinities have not undergone any marked transformation in their character and exploits may be ascribed to the fact that they did not have any substantive role to play in the formation of social environs as well as the national character of the populace As such, Jainism had little danger from their concepts and representation Hence, they were adopted by the authors in question in their original forms 1 he World-Protectors
The Puranas under investigation recognize the Lokapālas as the guardian of the different quarters, four principal and four subsidiary Some of the works like the epics recognize only four guardians of the four cardinal points, while others apparently relying on the later Purānic tradition accept all the eight world-protectors with the same traditional du ections assigned to the individual guardians KPC36 refers to four Lokapālas, 29a को वि अद्धयदे सिरि भिण्णउ, सोहइ भड स्व श्रवणउ ।
-PMP 874 Also sec UP, Prasaslı, lb 30 Vol Vp 319 31 Ibid Vol. V p 342 32. TSPG, 15578 38 MBh 1 106 14-16 34 faipata face
-TSPC, 1 5 59 a 35 FIFT TITTITAI......
7.10a; RPC, 7 27 31.