Guest guest Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 Hi , There could be a relation with some of the khstriya clans as there were kings who were kshatriyas who embraced Jainism, just like there were kings who embraced Buddhism. Thanks, Yogesh - "Mahavir" <msanglikar <INDOLOGY> Sunday, 22 February, 2004 6:29 PM [Y-Indology] Lanchhans and Totems > Lanchhans and Totems > > I recently read a book about Maratha clancs where the writer has used > the word Lanchhan for totems. > > I myself have found some relations between Lanchhans of Jain > Teerthankars and Vansh/clans of Kshatriyas. > > The Lanchhan of Lord Parshwanatha is Naag and Parshwanatha was > closely related with Nagvansha of Kshatriyas. > > The Lanchhan of Lord Chandraprabhu is Chandra and he was a Somvanshi. > > The Lanchhan of Lord Neminath is Shankh and he was a Yadav. > > The Lancchana of Lord Mahavir is Lion and and it was totem of > Licchavis. > > The Lanchhan of Lord Rishabh is Vrishabh and he taught human being > Krishikarma (agriculture), where Vrishabha (Bull) was a necessity. > The Kshatriyas and Agriculturists are the same people and the word > Kshatriya is made from the Prakrit word Khattiya. It should be noted > that Rishabh, Balram, Bali, Shivaji and many other famous Kshatriyas > were directly involved in agriculture. > > The totems of many Kshatriya clans are related with ancient Jain > kings. Mores are decendents of Mouryans. There totem is feather of > peacock. Mourayans were originally a community named Mayurposag > (Peacock tamer) which was follower of Jainism. > > This needs more research. I would like to know your comments on this > subject. > > Mahavir Sanglikar Links > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.