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A Pattavali (From Sanskrit patta: seat, avali: chain), Sthaviravali or Theravali, is a record of a spiritual lineage of heads of monastic orders. They are thus spiritual genealogies.
There are several famous pattavalis which are often used to establish historical chronologies:[2][3]
- Sarasvatigachchha Pattavali: Pattavali of the Mula Sangh
- Tapagaccha Pattavali: Pattavali of Tapa Gachchha
- Upakesha Gaccha Pattavali: Pattavali of now extinct Upakesha Gaccha.
- Kharataragachha Pattavali: Pattavali of Kharatara Gachchha
Glasenapp notes that although the chronological list mentioned in pattavali are valuable, it is not reliable.[4]
Description
Pattavali states the lineage of Jain monks.[5]
The Jain Monastic Lineages
According to 600 AD inscription at
- The Kevalis (those who attained kavalagyana)
- Mahavira Swami
- Gautam Swami
- Sudharmaswami (Lohacharya)
- Jambu Swami
- The Shruta Kevalis (who knew the complete oral texts) According to Digambara tradition:
- Vishnudeva
- Aparajita
- Govardhana
- Bhadrabahu
- The Shruta Kevalis (who knew the complete oral texts) According to Svetambaratradition:
- Prabhava
- Sayyambhava
- Yashobhadra
- Sambhutavijaya
- Bhadrabahu
The Lineages after Bhadrabahu
According to Digambar tradition, the monastic lineage after bhadrabahu was:[7]
- Bhadrabahu, the shruta-kevali
- Visakha, the 10-purvis begin here
- Prosthila
- Kshatria
- Jayasena
- Nagasena
- Siddhartha
- Dhritisena
- Vijaya
- Buddhilinga
- Deva I
- Dharasena
- Nakshatri, 11 angis begin here.
- Jayapalaka
- Pandava
- Dhruvasena
- Kansa
- Subhadra, 1 angis begins here.
- Yashobhadra
- Bhadrabahu II
- Lohacarya II
- Arhadvali, ekangis with partial knowledge of one anga.
- Maghanandi
- Satkhandagama
- Pushpadanta
- Bhutabali
Arhadvali is said to have been the founder for the divisions of the
The lineage from Bhadrabahu according to Svetambara tradition is:[8]
- Bhadrabahu and Sambhutavijaya
- Sthulabhadra
- Mahagiri (268 BC to 168 BC) and Suhastin (222 BC to 122 BC)[9]
- Susthita
- Indradatta
- Dinna
- Sinhagiri
- Vajra (31 BC to 47 CE)[10]
- Vajrasena
According to Shwetambar tradition, the monastic lineage is[8]
- Sudharmaswami
- Jambu Swami
- Prabhava
- Sayyambhava
- Yashobhadra
- Sambhutavijaya & Bhadrabahu
- Sthulabhadra
- Mahagiri (268 BC to 168 BC) and Suhastin (222 BC to 122 BC)[9]
- Susthita and Supratibuddh
- Indradinna
- Dinna
- Sinhagiri
- Vajraswami (31 BC to 47 CE)[10]
- Vajrasena
- Chandrasuri
- -
- Vriddhadeva
- Pradyotansuri
- Mandevsuri
- Mantungsuri
- Virsuri
- Jaidevsuri
- Anandsuri
- Vikramsuri
- Narsimhsuriji
- Samudrasuri
- Mandevsuri II
- Vibudhprabhasuri
- Jayanandsuri
- Raviprabhsuri
- Yashodevsuri
- Pradyumnasuri
- Mandevsuri III
- Vimalchandrasuri
- Udyotansuri
- Sarvadevsuri
- Devsuri
- Sarvadevsuri II
- Yashobhadrasuri
- Munichandrasuri
- Vadidevsuri
- Vijaisinghsuri
- Somaprabhsuri
- Jagatchandrasuri - Founder of Tapagaccha
- Devendrasuri
- Vidyanandsuri and Dharmagoshsuri
- Somaprabhsuri
- Somatilaksuri
- Devsundersuri
- Somasundersuri
- Munisundersuri
- Ratnashekharsuri
- Lakshmisagarsuri
- Sumatisadhusuri
- Hemvimalsuri
- Anandvimalsuri
- Vijay Dansuri
- Vijay Hirsuri - One who inspired Akbar
- Vijaysen Suri
- Vijaydev suri
- Vijaysimhsuri
- Vijayprabhavsuri
- Satyavijay Gani
See also
Notes
- ^ Śrī paṭṭāvalī-samuccayaḥ, Vīramagāma, Gujarāta : Śrī Cāritra-Smāraka-Granthamālā, 1933
- ^ Akbar as Reflected in the Contemporary Jain Literature in Gujarat, by Shirin Mehta, Social Scientist, 1992, p. 54-60
- ^ Medieval Jaina Goddess Traditions, by John Cort Numen,1987 BRILL, p. 235-255
- ^ Glasenapp 1999, p. 12
- ^ Upinder Singh 2016, p. 26.
- ^ "History of the Digambaras", Jainworld.com, 16 January 1977, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 7 September 2015
- ^ "History of Digambara". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ a b "kalpasutra". Jainworld.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ a b Natubhai Shah 2004, p. 46.
- ^ a b Natubhai Shah 2004, p. 47.
References
- Nagārāja, Muni (1 January 2003), Āgama Aura Tripiṭaka: Eka Anuśilana, Concept Publishing Company, ISBN 978-81-7022-731-1
- Glasenapp, Helmuth Von (1999), Jainism: An Indian Religion of Salvation, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-1376-6
- ISBN 978-0-19-538502-1
- ISBN 81-208-1938-1
- ISBN 978-93-325-6996-6