Now follows the stem: 1. Pautimashya from Gaupavana, 2. Gaupavana from Pautimashya, 3. Pautimashya from Gaupavana, 4. Gaupavana from Kausika, 5. Kausika from Kaufaundinya, 6. Kaundinya from Sandilya, 7. Sandilya from Kausika and Gautama, 8. Gautama