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
commentary on Āyāra, Dānasekhara Sūri's commentary on Viähapannatti, Vinayahamsa's commentary on Uttarajjhayana etc. Besides these there are some anonymous avacūrnis and avacūris, too. Thus it will be seen that a very great number of commentaries has been written on the Agamas. But several have been lost by this time. Out of them the following may be here tentatively mentioned :
(1-3)Nijjuttis on Sūriyapannati,2 Isibhāsiya and Pañcamangalasuyakkhandha, (4-5) Bhāsa and Cunni on the last of these, (6-8) Cunnis on Nistha, Mahānistha and Jiyakappa, (9) Pādalipta Sūri's commentary on Joïsakarandaga,o (10) Gandhahastin Sūri's commentary on Ayara, (11) Jinabhata's commentary on Avassaya, (12-13) Haribhadra Sūri's commentary on Āvassaya, and one on Pindanijjutti, (14) a commentary on Sūyagada, (15-23) Sīlānka Sūri's commentaries on Angas III-XI,* (24) Malayagiri Sūri's commentary on Jambuddivapannatti, (25) Maladhārin Hemacandra Sūri's tippanaka? on Nandi and (26) a commentary on Ovavāiya. 4
As already noted, Samskrta commentaries on the Agamas are here spoken of as Tīkā. This name is applicable to the Samskrta commentaries to the non-Agamika literature, too. There are other names which both the cases e. g. (1) vrtti, (2) vivrti, (3) vivarana, (4) Vivecana, (5) vyākhyā, (6) varţikā, (7) dipikā, (8) phakkikā, (9) avacūri, (10) avacūrņi, (11) arthalava, (12) aksarārtha, (13) bālāvabodha, (14) pañjikā, (15) tippanaka, (16) paryāya and (17) chāyā. Out of them the avacūri and the following are not big commentaries; but they are more or less explanatory notes.
This finishes the discussion about the commentaries of Āgamas. So I shall now say a few words about those who have written super-commentaries. Kotyācārya is perhaps the 1st amongst them in case we neglect Bhāsas and Cunnis and the extinct Tikās. He has written a Tīkā on Vićeśā, a commentary on
1. See D. C. J. M. (vol XVII, pts. I-III). 2. Quotations from its Nijjutti are given by Devabhadra Sūri in his com. on Sangrahani,
a work of his guru Śricandra Sūri. See Mr. M. D. Desai's work (p. 254) noted on p. 147. 3. He is the author of Kälajñāna, Praśnaprakāśa, Nirvanakalikā etc. 4. See (p. 26) of Malayagiri Sūri's com. on it. 5. Sīlänka Sūri in his com. (p. 1a) on Sūyagada says: "21CITHSHE Fut qen;"
Believing that this com. is not a Cunni, I take it to be extinct. 6. In Catalogue of Mss. at Jeselmere (p. 19) it is said : " Heeft ied" If this
inference is correct, this name should be dropped. 5 7. See D. C. J. M. No. 1099. 8. I have excluded from this list Jinabhadra Gani's com. on Višeśão since there is a Ms.
of this work in Jesalmere. Vide Catalogue of Mss. at Jesalmere (p. 19). * See page 212 of addition. 55 See page 213 of addition. See page 213 of addition.