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60 : Scientific Contents in Prākrta Canons
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Sutra : 88 varieties.
Sutra : no varieties, 363 dog
mas & Maths. Prathamānuyoga : 2 varieties Legends & legend & biography of
stories. No (i) Tirtharkaras and
varieties. (ii) other torch bearers. Purvas : 14 Pūrvagata : 14 varieties, varieties. See no contental description. table 4 for
contents. Cūlikā : No varieties
Cūlikā : 5 varieNo details available.
ties. Science of incantations, rituals, austerities regarding specific movements
in earth, sky, etc. Current book contains stories about 5 sins, 5 merits and details of many tenets, expained therein. Sthānanga ( 4.131, p. 325) does not mention Cūlikā as a variety of Drștivāda. It points only four varieties.
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Table 7 gives us a reflection that there is a large difference in the contents of (a) Vyakhyāprajñapti and (b) Upāsakadašā. Secondly, it is also not clear why there is difference in the number and name of the varieties of Parikarma in the two sects. Other such differences can also be observed. Thirdly, the name of Vyā- khyāprajñapti is duplicated in Digambara version under pari-karma group which needs investigation. Fourthly, the contental details of Praśnavyākarana are not found in current versions. Why the original could not be assumed to be lost though at a much later date than Drstivāda ? However, one may guess that astrology and prognostics were in an impressive vogue in olden days.
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