About the middle of the tenth century there flourished a Jaina high priest named Uddyotana, with whose pupils the eighty four gachhas originated. This number is still spoken of by the Jainas, but the lists that have been hitherto published are very discordant. The following was obtained from a member of the sect as being their recognised list,--and allowing for differences of spelling, nearly every name may be recognised in those previously published by Mr. H. G. Briggs or Colonel Miles.
The Eighty four Gachchhas of the Jainas. [[11]]
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1. ? *† 2. Osvâla*† 3. Âm[postvocalic] chala* 4. Jirâvalâ*† 5. Khadatara or Kharatara 6. Lonkâ or Richmati*† 7. Tapâ*† 8. Gam[postvocalic] geśvara*† 9. Korantavâla† 10. Ânandapura† 11. Bharavalî 12. Udhavîyâ*† 13. Gudâvâ*† 14. Dekâüpâ or Dekâwâ*† 15. Bh nmâl↠16. Mahudîyâ*† 17. Gachhapâla*† 18. Goshavâla† 19. Magatragagad↠20. Vr ihmânîy↠21. Tâlârâ*† |
22. Vîkadîyâ*† 23. Muñjhîyâ*† 24. Chitrod↠25. Sâchorâ*† 26. Jachandîy↠27. Sîdhâlavâ*† 28. Mîyânnîyâ 29. Âgamîy↠30. Maladhârî*† 31. Bhâvarîy↠32. Palîvâla*† 33. Nâgadîgeśvara† 34. Dharmaghosha† 35. Nâgapurâ*† 36. Uchatavâla† 37. Nânnâvâla*† 38. Sâderâ*† 39. Mandovarâ*† 40. Śurânî*† 41. Kham[postvocalic] bhâvatî*† 42. Pâëcham[postvocalic] da |
43. Sopârîyâ*† 44. Mândalîyâ*† 45. Kochhîpanâ*† 46. Jâgam[postvocalic] na*† 47. Lâparavâla*† 48. Vosaradâ*† 49. Düîvam[postvocalic] danîyâ*† 50. Chitrâvâla*† 51. Vegadâ 52. Vâpadâ 53. Vîjaharâ, Vîjharâ*† 54. Kâüpurî† 55. Kâchala 56. Ham[postvocalic] dalîy↠57. Mahukar↠58. Putaliyâ*† 59. Kam[postvocalic] narîsey† 60. Revardıyâ*† 61. Dhandhuk↠62. Tham[postvocalic] bhanîpanâ* 63. Pam[postvocalic] chîvâla† |
64. Pâlanpurâ* 65. Gam[postvocalic] dhârîyâ*† 66. Velîy↠67. Sâdhapunamîyâ 68. Nagarakotîyâ*† 69. Hâsorâ*† 70. Bhatanerâ*† 71. Janaharâ*† 72. Jagâyana* 73. Bhîmasena*† 74. Takadîy↠75. Kam[postvocalic] boja*† 76. Senat↠77. Vagherâ*† 78. Vahedîyâ* 79. Siddhapura*† 80. Ghogharî*† 81. Nîgamîyâ 82. Punamîyâ 83. Varhadîy↠84. Nâmîlâ.† |
Sketch of Jaina Mythology
FOOTNOTES
[Footnote 1]: See Ratnasâgara, bh. II, pp. 696--705.
[Footnote 2]: Cave Temples, pp. 491, 496; Arch. Sur. Westn. India, vol. I, p. 25 and pl. xxxvii; vol. V, p. 49; Transactions, R. As. Soc., vol. I, p. 435. At Rânpur in Godwâr, in the temple of Rishabhanâtha is a finely carved slab representing Pârśvanâtha in the Kâyotsarga position, attended by snake divinities,--Archit. and Scenery in Gujarât and Râjputâna, p. 21. The story has variants: conf. Ind. Ant. vol. XXX, p. 302.
[Footnote 3]: The Digambara describe the colours of the seventh and twenty-first Jinas as marakada or emerald coloured.
[Footnote 4]: For an account of the ritual of the Svetâmbara sect of Jainas, see my account in the Indian Antiquary, vol. XIII, pp. 191-196.