History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

SR No.: 001741
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hiralal R Kapadia
Publisher: Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre
Publication Year: 2000
Total Pages: 266
Language: English, Sanskrit, Prakrit
Classification: Book_English, Agam, Canon, & Literature
File Size: 18 MB

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A HISTORY OF THE CANONICAL LITERATURE OF THE JAINAS
and upapāta of Aruna, a god. As stated in Nandīcunni (p. 49) Aruna approaches a saint who is engaged in the gunana of this ajjhayana. He then respectfully hears the same from him. On this being completed, he requests that saint to ask for a boon; but the latter declines to do so. Thereupon he circumambulates the saint and returns to his celestial abode. This work is the 6th ajjhayana of Sankhevitadasā, and it is sātisaya (vide p. 82, fn. 6). It was one of the text-books for a Sadhu of 12 years' standing, the other text-books being Garulovavāya, Dharanovavāya, Vesamanovavāya and Velandharovavāya.
Varuņovavāya,2 Garulovavāya, Dharaṇovavāya, Vesamanovavāya, Velandharovavaya and Devindovavāya.- All these except the 3rd and the last, are also the ajjhayaņas of Sankhevitadasā. They have Varuna, Garula, Dharana, Vaiśramana, Velandhara and Devendra (Sakra) respectively as the main characters as is the case with Arunovavāya having Aruņa. So it appears that some of the passages of Arunovavāya may be occurring mutatis mutandis in these ajjhayanas. Moreover, as stated in the Bhāsa (p. 1094)3 on Vavahāra (X) Varuna discharges a scented shower and Aruna and Garula give gold, when they are so to say invoked.
Utthānasuya and Samutthānasuya- As stated in Nandīcunni (p. 49), when an enraged Sādhu recites Utthānasuya once, twice or thrice, the family, the village or the capital or the like which has offended him becomes desolate. Later on, when he being pacified, recites Samutthānasuya once, twice or thrice, whatever has been desolated, becomes re-inhabited. Such an event is narrated in the case of Damasara Muni in Atmaprabodha" composed by Jinalabha Sūri in Samvat 1833. There he is represented as a contemporary of Lord Mahavira.
Both of these works are sātisaya. So says Kotyācārya in his com. (p. 201) on Visesā (v. 555). Maladhārin Hemacandra Sūri, too, says the same thing on p. 299. It may be noted that both these commentators have given Samutthāna as the Saṁskṛt equivalent of Samutthāņa; but Jinadāsa Gani
1. In this connection, Abhayadeva Sūri in his com. (p. 5136) on Thāna (s. 756)
observes :- "garuda i gnistfagta ya wafa" 2. According to Haribhadra Sūri's com. (p. 964) on his own work Pañcavatthuga
(v. 585) this was one of the text-books for a Sadhu of 12 year's standing. 3. "mirarront ari FFT TE a areia
3riqu a d fche fer ffu fer 1188011" 4. See pp. 137-138 of the edition published by Hiralal Hansaraj in A. D. 1909.