Indian Antiquary Vol 07

SR No.: 032499
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 386
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 17 MB

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
95. And Upâli seventy-four, and Då saka sixty-four, Thera Sónak a sixty-six, but Siggava seventy-six, Moggaliputta eighty (that is, the number of years elapsed between) the
pasampada ordination of each (Thera and his
death).
96. The learned Upâli is chief of the Vinaya for all time. Thera Da saka (held that office) tifty (years), and Sonak a forty-four, Sigga va fifty-five years, and he who is called Moggaliputta sixty-eight.
97. The Kshatriya Uday a reigned sixteen years; when Udayabhadra had (completed) six years, Thera Upå li died.
98. Sisunaga, the lord, reigned ten (?) years; when Sisun& ga had (completed) eight years, Dâ saka died. 3+
99. After Sisun & ga's death came those ten brothers; according to hereditary custom, they reigned all (together) for twenty-two years. In the sixth year of their (reign) Sonaka died.
100. Chandragupta reigned twenty-four years; when he had (completed) fourteen years Sigga va died.
101. Famous Dharmasoka, the son of
Bindusâ ra, of royal race, reigned thirty-seven
years..
102. When Asoka had (completed) twentysix years, he who is called Moggaliputta died of old age, after having exalted the Faith.
103. The learned Thera Upâli, the great chief of the school, died in his seventy-fourth year, after appointing the learned Thera Dâ saka, his pupil, to the office of (Chief of the) Vinaya.
104. Dasaka, in his turn, made his pupil, Thera Sona ka, Chief of the inaya, and died in (his) sixty-fourth year.
105. Sona ka, endowed with the six supernatural qualities, appointed Siggava, of hon
ourable descent, to the office of (Chief of the) Vinaya, and died in (his) sixty-sixth year.
106. Siggava, possessed of (true) knowledge made young Moggaliputta Chief of the Vinaya, and died, having (completed) seventy-six years.
107. Tissa-Moggaliputta made his pupil, Mahinda, Chief of the Vinaya, and died in this) eighty-sixth year.35
[JUNE, 1878.
2. A statement of the teachers under whom each of the six Theras studied the Vinaya-vv. 83-88.
3. A statement regarding the persons whc appointed each to the office of Chief of the Vinaya, or head of the church-vv. 89-94.
4. A statement of the number of years which elapsed between the upasampadá ordination and the death of each, i.e. the length of the life of each while full member of the Samgha-v. 95.
5. A statement of the number of years during which Dâ saka, Sonaka, Sigga va, and Tissa were Chiefs of the Vinaya or heads of the church,-which must be completed as far as Upali is concerned from v. 89
96.
This passage contains:-1. the dates of the upasampadá of each of the five Theras, from D âsa ka to Aśoka's son Mahinda, according to the chronology of Magadha and of Ceylon, together with the spiritual age of the teacher who performed the ordination-vv. 76-82.
3 See note to text. 55 v. 1., in his eightieth year.
6. The dates of the Magadha kings in whose reigns the five Theras died, together with the year of the death-vv. 97-102.
7. A repetition of the information given. above under 3 and 4.
Two other passages of the Diparusa (IV. 2746 and V. 69-73) give the same details, the first regarding Upâli, Dåsaka, Sonaka, Siggava, and Chanda vajja; and the second regarding the last two teachers and Tissa-Moggaliputta. These two passages mostly agree word for word with that given above. But they add a few particulars and show some variations, which it will be necessary to quote. Firstly (IV. 31), it is said that Buddha himself appointed Upâli to be Chief of the Vinaya :samghamajjhe visákási Buddho Upálipanditam aggo vinayapámokkho Upáli mayha sásane | 31 | Secondly, it is stated (IV. 41) that Då saka's spiritual age was forty-five years, instead of forty, when he ordained So na ka. Thirdly, the date of the ordination of Sigga va is specified more exactly as having taken place ten years and half a month (according to the varia lectio of bad MS., ' and eight months') after K âlâ soka's coronation :
chattáriseva vasso so thero Sonakasavhayo Kálásokassa dasavasse adḍhamásan cha sesake 141
A corrupt verse adds the statement that at that time eleven years and six months of Pakundaka-Pandukâbhaya's interregnum had
elapsed,
38 v. 1. aṭṭhamasan cha sesake.