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Bafna also spelt Bafana or Baphna or Bapna or Baphana (Hindi: बाफना / बाफणा )is an Indian Jain community, and also the surname used by this community. The name is derived from Bahufana and Bafanha. They were Hindu Rajput and later converted to Jainism. However, they continue to follow their earlier Hindu traditions as were allowed by Acharya Shri. Bafnas are also known as Bapnas. ==History == After seventy years of nirvana of 24th Tirthankara Mahavira, in 40 A.D.(Vira Nirvana Samvat-70), the Paramara sect of North Indian King Prithvipal's heir, King Jobanpal and Prince Sachchipal Acharya told him to reminiscence the ''Bahufana Parshvanath Shatrunjay Maha Mantra'' at the intervals of 12,000. Both the Kshatriya clan recited the 'Mantra' to gain victory, with every 12000 recitation of the mantra, the battle horses got 12000 times more power which eventually led them to victory. When King Jobanpal and Prince Sachchipal were on their way towards Dhar (Madhya Pradesh, India) they got a flash of images of the Acharya, it came to their knowledge that Jain Acharya Jinvallabhsuriji was no more and Shri Jinduttsuriji was appointed as the new Jain Acharya (senior Jain monk). Both of them immediately went to the newly appointed Acharya Jinduttsuri and converted to Jainism. They declared their clan's name as "Bahufana" (now more commonly known as "Bafna"). Most of the Bafna's, however, continue to follow many of their earlier Hindu traditions and were allowed to do so by Acharya Shri. Most of the marriages in Bafna family are done by going around the sacred fire and they pray Hindu Gods and Hanuman, Ganesh, Lakshmi etc. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bafna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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