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tion. They are : Kattie, Kattidinne, Kattidhamme, Kattisamme, Kattideve, Kattidase, Kattisene, Kattirakkhie. There are twentyeight constellations in all. And the parents give their children those names which are based on the name of the constellation under which they are born.89 It contains also a list of names to be given to the children after the names of different gods.90 Therein also occurs a list of family names (kula-nama),91 a list of names of different heretical schools (påsanda) 92 and a list of names of different ganas.93 It supplies us with a list of peculiar names which were given to a child by the parents whose offsprings do not survive and which were based on the names of abominable things. The names enumerated in this list are : akkarae, ukkurudae, ujjhiyae, etc.94 This alludes to the practice of abandoning a child on the heap of refuse as soon as it is born. There occurs also a list of class-names which were formed by applying the taddhita affixes to the terms denoting different arts and crafts.95 The fact that various types of class-names were formed according to the rules of Grammar is suggested here.
It has mentioned names of different propounders of systems. Here occur the names of various heretics (pasandattha), viz. Caraga, Ciriga, Cammakhandiya, etc. It also alludes to their daily religious practices to be performed in the morning and also to their worship of various gods and goddesses like Indra and others.96 Their laukika (worldly' as opposed to religious) activities like cleansing the mouth and others are also referred to.97 Religious duties like ijya (sacrifice), homa (offering oblations to gods by pouring ghee into consecrated fire), japa (muttering prayers) and others recognized by Caraka, etc. are also mentioned in the Anuyogadvārasūtra.98 The heretics (pasaņdas) are divided into six groups-samaņa, pandaranga, bhikkhu, kāväliya, tävasa and parivvāyaga.99 While enumerating the names of gods, it mentions 28 beginning from Agni and ending with Yama. 100
The information, supplied by the Anuyogadvārasūtra, about the different professions, arts and crafts prevalent in those days is really
89. Ibid., Sü. 284-285 90. Ibid., Su. 286 91. Ibid., Su. 287 92. Ibid., Sū. 288 93. Ibid., Su. 289 94. Ibid., Sü. 290 95. Ibid., Sū. 26396. Ibid., Sū. 21 97. Ibid., Sū. 21 98. Ibid., Sū.27 99. Ibid., Sū. 288 100. Ibid., Sū. 90
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| SR No. | 001062 |
| Book Title | Nandisutt and Anuogaddaraim |
| 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 |