About “Punaviya” gotra and its ancestors, there are a few important points from a Jain-dharma point of view:

1. Jain scriptures do not record detailed gotra–wise ancestry

Our Agams and main Jain granths focus on atma, karma, vows, and conduct, not on family gotra trees. So for specific gotras like “Punaviya,” you will not find an official, universally accepted list of “ancestors” in Jain scriptures.

1. “Punaviya” is a social / family lineage name, not a religious category

- In many Jain communities (especially Śvetāmbara merchant communities), there are many gotras used for: - identifying family/clan, - keeping marriage records (not marrying within same gotra), - preserving community history. - Names like Punaviya fall into this social category. - Exact origin stories (who was the first Punaviya ancestor, from which village, which occupation, etc.) are preserved, if at all, in local community records and family traditions, not in core Jain shastras.

1. How to trace Punaviya gotra ancestors in practice

If you want your Punaviya lineage/ancestors, the only reliable way is: - Ask family elders (dada–dadi, nana–nani, older chachas, etc.). - Check old lagna‑patrikas, family bahi‑khatas (genealogy books), or community registers. - Contact your local Jain sangh / caste sabha, if they maintain a vanshavali (lineage record) for Punaviya families.

1. Spiritual side (Jain view)

- In Jain dharma, spiritual progress does not depend on gotra. - Whether Punaviya, Porwal, Oswal, etc. – all souls are equal; only right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct matter. - Gotra is respected as family identity, but it is not a spiritual superiority or inferiority.

You can read a simple explanation of what “Jain gotra” means here: “What is jains gotra” on JainKnowledge