Sketch of the Religious Sects of the Hindus c5.53

c5.53

The Jainas that existed in the time of ANANDA GIRI, appear as Digambaras only ; he does not notice their division into Digambaras and Swetámbaras, as they at present are found, and existed indeed prior to the age of MA'DHAVA. The Bauddhas are introduced personally, although it may be questioned whether they were very numerous in India in so comparatively modern a period : according to ANANDA GIRI, a persecution of this sect, and of the Jainas, took place in one part of the peninsula, the state of Rudrapur, during SANKARA'S life time, but he, as well as MA'DHAVA,‡ excludes SANKARA from being at all concerned in it. He ascribes its occurrence to the same source, the instigation of a Bhatta, from the north, or, in fact, of CUMA'RIL BHATTA, a Bengali, or Maithilí Brahman.