Nandisutt and Anuogaddaraim

SR No.: 001062
Original Sutra Author: Devvachak, Aryarakshit
Author: Punyavijay, Dalsukh Malvania, Amrutlal Bhojak
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Vidyalay
Publication Year: 1968
Total Pages: 764
Language: Prakrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Agam, Canon, Ethics, agam_nandisutra, & agam_anuyogdwar
File Size: 14 MB

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prajñapti, 7. Candraprajñapti, 8. Nirayāvali, 9. Kalpāvatamsikā, 10. Puspikā, 11. Puspacūlikā, 12. Vrs
nidaśa. 6 Chedasūtras--1. Niśītha, 2. Mahānisītha, 3. Vyavahära, 4. Daśā
śruta, 5. Brhatkalpa, 6. Jitakalpa. 4 Mülas
1. Uttaradhyayana, 2. Daśavaikālika, 3. Avasyaka
4. Pindaniryukti. 10 Prakirnakas--1. Catuhsarana, 2. Aturapratyākhyāna, 3. Bhalcta
parijñā, 4. Samstāraka, 5. Tandulavaicārika, 6. Candravedhyaka, 7. Devendrastava, 8. Ganividya,
9. Mahāpratyākhyāna, 10. Virastava. Cūlikāsūtras- 1. Nandi, 2. Anuyogadvāra.
Age of the Agamas From the ultimate view-point the Jaina tradition maintains that the Āgamas have no beginning and no end in time. It is only from the view-point of a particular propounder that they are said to have been originated at a particular time. We want to discuss the problem from a historical view-point. We want to decide the age of the composition of the Āgamas-howsoever old might be the knowledge embodied in them. Only the Angas-and not all the Āgamas—are recognized as the works of the ganadharas. Even if we maintain that the time of their composition is the time of their authors-ganadharas, we should not lose sight of the fact that shortly after the death of Lord Mahāvīra the fruta became irregular and disorderly. That the various Councils were convened to compile the recensions of the Agamas corroborates this fact. The first Council took place at Pataliputra 160 years after the death of Lord Mahāvīra. The second Council was summoned at Mathurā under the presidentship of Ac. Skandila between 827-840 Vira Nirvāņa; and almost simultaneously the third Council was held at Valabhi under the presidentship of Nāgārjuna. I would like to draw the attention of the scholars to the fact that the first Council was summoned to compile the recension of the twelve Angas only-especially the twelfth. In connection with this recension it is by no means suggested that even the angabāhya works had become disorderly and irregular. Thus there is no reason for us to believe that whatever works were written till the time of the first Council were not well preserved and suffered disorder and irregularity. The Śruta the recension of which was critically compiled in the second Council has been given the name "kälika'. Originally the kälika class included the twelve Angas only. Hence it is to be concluded that this Council too compiled the recension of the Angas only.