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A CRITICAL STUDY OF PAUMACARIYA峁�
A comparison of the PCV and the VR shows that the list of the
PCV is independent of that of the VR. The PCV enumerates a large
number of ancestors of R膩va峁嘺 while the VR only a few. Further the
names are not identical except the immediate three ancestors of R膩vana
i. e. Sum膩lin, Suke艣a and Ta岣峣tke艣a. But these three persons belong to
the maternal side in the VR. Even the name of the father of R盲va峁嘺
is not common in both the works.
The PCV, PCR, PCS and the RPS have given long lists of the
R膩k峁�asa kings while the TSP has not mentioned all the kings. The
Vasudevahi峁囜笉墨 and the Uttarapur膩峁沘 refer a few ancestors of R膩va峁嘺.
They are not identical with those of the PCV and thus represent a
different tradition. In the UP, Pulastya who finds mention in the
Brahmanical tradition, is also mentioned. The PCV, PCR and the
RPS discontinue their lists at two places, first at Nak峁�atradamana and
then at Kirtidhavala, but the PCS breaks once at Kirtidhavala
only.
The PCV mentions in all 63 kings from Meghav膩hana to R膩va峁嘺
while the PCR 66 (the three more being Indra, Bh膩nu and Bhima)
kings. The names of 56 kings are identical in the PCR and the PCV,
having here and there either equivalents or some alterations in names.
The remaining seven names in the PCR are different (Nos. 20, 26, 32,
35, 40, 41 & 45) from those of the PCV.
The PCS mentions in all 69 names (the three more being Aditya,
Mah膩bala and T膩raka over those of the PCR) which are indentical with
those of the PCR except No. 15. The influence of the PCV is also
clear on Nos. 22 & 26. The RPS mentions in all 67 kings. Mah膩-
R膩k峁�asa, Cintagati, 艢奴ra and Soka of the RPS do not find mention in
the PCR, while Nos. 9, 17 & 28 of the PCR are not referred to in the
RPS. Only Vajradanta (20) and Candra (43) are different names from
those of the PCR. Then Lanka and Soka can be counted as one person
Lank膩艣oka (45) as found in the PCV and the PCR. Indra and Sura
can also be mingled into one to have its equivalent with Indraprabha
of the PCV and the PCR. Thus in all there will be 65 kings only-i. e.
one less than the PCR and two more than the PCV. So to say the
above mentioned Jaina works are generally in agreement.
5. V膩nara Va峁兣沘:
According to the PCV, 艢r墨kantha, a Vidyadhara prince of
Meghapura developes enmity with Puspottara, the Vidyadhara lord of
Ratnapura on account of the former's refusal to marry his sister to the
latter's son. 艢rikantha once elopes away with Padma, the daughter of
Puspottara. Then Pu峁�pottara invades 艢r墨kantha. 艢rikantha flees