Inscriptions:—

4. [Veśavâdiya Gaṇa]

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[Me]hika kula

[Footnote: _Epigraphia Indica_, vol. I, pp. 382, 388.]

The _Kalpasûtra_:—Kâmarddhi of the Kuṇḍalagotra founded the

Veśavâṭika gaṇa which was divided into four śàkhâs, and into

four kulas:—

Veśavâṭika Gaṇa

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kulas śâkhâs

Gaṇika Śrâvastikâ

_Maighika_ Rajjapâliyâ

Kâmarddhika Antarijjiyâ

Indrapuraka Khemalijjiyâ

[Footnote: For the above lists see _Wiener Zeitschi_. Bd. IV, S. 316

ff. and _Kalpasûtra_ in _S. B. E._ vol. XXII, pp. 290 f.]

The resemblance of most of these names is so complete that no explanation

is necessary.

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