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Kashtha Sangha (काष्ठा संघ) was aDigambarJainmonastic order once dominant in several regions of North and WesternIndia. It is considered to be a branch ofMula Sangh itself. It is said to have originated from a town named Kashtha.
सं १५१० वर्षे माघ सुदी ८ सोमे गोपाचल दुर्गे तोमर वंशान्वये राजा श्री डूंगरेन्द्र देव राज्य पवित्रमाने श्री काष्ठासंघ माथुरान्वये भट्टारक श्री गुणकीर्ति देवास्तत्पट्टे श्री मलयकीर्ति देवास्ततो भट्टारक गुणभद्रदेव पंडितवर्य रइघू तदाम्नायेअग्रोतवंशे वासिलगोत्रे सकेलहा भार्या निवारी तयोः पुत्र विजयष्ट शाह ... साधु श्री माल्हा पुत्र संघातिपति देउताय पुत्र संघातिपति करमसीह श्री चन्द्रप्रभु जिनबिंब महाकाय प्रतिष्ठापित प्रणमति ..शुभम् भवतु ..
The origin of Kashtha Sangha is often attributed toLohacharya in several texts and inscriptions from Delhi region.[2] The Kashtasangh Gurvavali identifies Lohacharya as the last person who knewAcharanga in the Digambara tradition, who lived until the 683rd year of the nirvana of LordMahavira. theDarshanasara of Devasena (VS 990) attributes the origin to Kumarasena in Vikram Samvat 753.[3][4]
Acharya Chandrasena initiated Aryanandi.[5] Aryanandi initiatedVirasena and Jayasena.[5] Virasena initiated six disciples who were Dasharayguru,Jinasena, Vinayasena, Shripal, Padmasena and Devasena.[5] Dasharayguru and Jinasena initiated Gunabhadra who later initiated Lokasena.[5] Vinayasena initiated Kumarasena who started the Kashtha Sangha.[5]
Several of the Jain communities were affiliated with the Kashtha Sangha. TheAgrawal Jains were the major supporters of Kashtha Sangha. They are said to have been initiated by Lohacharya in antiquity. Muni Sabha Singh writes in his Padma Purana (VS 1711)[6]
काष्ठा संघी माथुर गच्छ, पहुकर गण में निरमल पछ||
महा निर्ग्रन्थ आचारज लोह, छांड्या सकल जाति का मोह||
अग्रोहे निकट प्रभु ठाढे जोग, करैं वन्दना सब ही लोग||
अग्रवाल श्रावक प्रतिबोध, त्रेपन क्रिया बताई सोध||
Kashta Sangha included several orders:[7]
Kashta Sangha eventually merged intoMula Sangh. The celebrated poet and pratishthacharyaRaighu was a disciple of the Kashtha SanghBhattarakas ofGwalior.
The rock carved Jain statues in theGwalior Fort were mostly consecrated by the Kashtha SanghBhattarakas, as stated in the inscriptions dated between 1441 and 1474.[9][10]
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