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    chourasi Goti list

    7 months ago 126

    “Chourasi Goti” (84 goti / gotra) usually means the 84 gotras used in some Jain communities (especially Śvetāmbara Oswal / Porwal / Khandelwal etc.) for social and marriage purposes.

    Important points first, then about the list:

    1. Meaning of “Chourasi Goti” in Jain context

    - “Chourasi” = 84, “goti/gotra” = clan / lineage. - These 84 gotras are social family lineages, not spiritual ranks. - Mainly used to: - remember one’s ancestry - avoid marriage within the same gotra (exogamy). - This system is followed in some communities (e.g. many Oswal, Khandelwal, Kutchi, etc.), but: - the exact names differ by samaj, region and family records - there is no one single, universal 84‑goti list for all Jains.

    1. Why you won’t find one uniform list

    - Old community granths, pattāvalis and family records give slightly different 84‑gotra lists. - Some communities follow 84, some 24, some other numbers. - Even within “Oswal” or “Khandelwal”, Rajasthan vs Gujarat vs Maharashtra traditions may vary.

    1. About giving a “full list”

    Because there is variation and no single standard, if I simply give one fixed 84‑gotra list and call it “the” Jain list, it would be misleading and not fully authentic to Jain tradition as a whole.

    If you tell me which samaj / community you mean (for example:

    • Oswal (which region?)
    • Khandelwal (Sarawagi)
    • Kutchi / Porwal etc.)

    then I can share the commonly used 84‑gotra list for that specific community, based on their traditional records.

    For a simple explanation of Jain gotra and the 84‑gotra concept, you can read more here:

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