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
Dihadasā are perhaps the same as the 1st 4 ajjhayanas of Pupphiyā. As regards the 4th, it may be equated with the 1st of Pupphacūlā. Thus the rest seem to be lost.
So far as Sankhevitadasā is concerned, its 10 ajjhayanas as stated in Thāna (s. 755) are those noted on p. 55, fn. 2. Out of them, only Angacūliya, Vaggacūliyã and Vivāhacūliyā are extant; the rest are extinct.
With these words about the 10 Dasās, I shall now refer to a remark in the introduction (p. 7) to Nirvāņakalikā. It is as under :
"The most important feature of the work is that it contains nearly 70 verses (Gathas), some of which are actually quoted as from "Āgamas" and others are also probably from "Agamas" although not expressly stated so to be. These verses cannot be identified in any of the available “Agamas”.6
If this statement is correct, it follows that either the available Agamas are wanting in these Gathās or that the corresponding Agamas are now lost.
As regards the exegetical literature of the canonical texts, it may be noted that we have lost several Nijjuttis? etc. For instance, Govinda Vācaka's Nijjuttis is not available now, and so are Bhadrabāhusvämin's Nijjuttis on Sūriyapannatti and Isibhāsiya. Even some of the Nijjuttis on Pancamangalasuyakkhandha have long since become a dead letter.
These are the details regarding the nature of the extinct Agamas that I have been able to gather from some of the Jaina sources. I admit that in many a case they are nothing more than a mere guessing based upon their
1. As stated herein it has 10 ajjhayanas noted in the following verse :
"सिरि १ हिरि २ धिति ३ कित्ति(त्ती )ओ ४ बुद्धिद्धी) ५ लच्छी ६ य होइ बोद्धव्वा । इलादेवी ७ सुरादेवी
cheat picato 27 11" 2. Nirvanakalikā. 3-6 No diacritical signs are here used. 7. That there was a fairly large number of Nijjuttis is borne out by the following line
occurring in the Pakkhiyasutta (p. 666)
"अंगबाहिरे कालिए भगवंते ससुत्ते सअत्थे सग्गंथे सन्निज्जुत्तीए ससंगहणीए" 8. This is mentioned in Visehacunni on Nisīha (XI) and Dasaveyālihanijjutti (v.82). In
the former we come across the following lines : "गोविन्दो नाम भिक्खू जे तो अट्ठारस वारा पुच्छा तेण एगिन्दियजीवसाहणं गोविन्दणिज्जुत्ती कया। एस
UNUTAUTI" 9. See p. 74, fn. 3.