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________________ 196 A HISTORY OF THE CANONICAL LITERATURE OF THE JAINAS dreary repetitions. If so, it is perhaps owing to the mode of the theological style of olden days in India. Gata-pratyāgata-sūtras2 - one of the striking features of Ayāra is that it consists of a number of gata-pratyāgata-sūtras. They may be roughly designated as samavyāptika-sūtras or double-baralled pithy sentences. These sūtras, though simple, are more than forcible in producing a desired effect on the listener. As specimens I may note the following : "जे लोयं अब्भाइक्खइ से अत्ताणं अब्भाइक्खइ जे अत्ताणं अब्भाइक्खइ से लोयं अब्भाइक्खइ." (s. 23 & 32) "जे दीहलोगसत्थस्सः खेयण्णे से असत्थस्स खेयण्णे; जे असत्थस्स खेयण्णे से दीहलोगसत्थस्स खेयण्णे." (s. 33) "जे गुणे से आवट्टे; जे आवट्टे से गुणे." (s. 41) "जे अज्ज्ञत्थं जाणइ से बहिया जाणइ." "जे बहिया जाणइ से अज्झत्थं जाणइ" (s. 57) "जे गुणे से मूलट्ठाणे; जे मूलट्ठाणे से गुणे" (s. 63) "जहा अंतो तहा बाहिं; जहा बाहिं तहा अंतो" (s. 94) "जे अणन्नदंसी से अणण्णारामे; जे अणण्णारामे से अणन्नदंसी." (s. 102) "जे पज्जवज्जायसत्थस्स खेयण्णे से असत्थस्स खेयण्णे; "जे असत्थस्स खेयण्णे से पज्जवज्जायसत्थस्स खेयण्णे."(s. 110) "जं जाणिज्जा उच्चालइयं तं जाणिज्जा दूरालइयं "जे जाणिज्जा दूरालइयं तं जाणिज्जा उच्चालइयं" (s. 119) "जे एगं जाणइ से सव्वं जाणइ; जे सव्वं जाणइ से एगं जाणइ" (s. 123) "जे आसवा ते परिस्सवा. जे परिस्सवा ते आसवा." (s. 131) "जे अणासवा ते अपरिस्सवा. जे अपरिस्सवा ते अणासवा". (s. 131) Praśnottara paddhati - We are even now in the dark about many things and phenomena. One of the ways to remove this darkness and to aquire the right sort of knowledge is to make an inquiry. This means putting 1. See Mr. M. C. Modi's intro, (p. xxxvii) to his edition of Angas VIII and IX. 2. This is the designation we come across in Silanka Suri's com. (p. 153°) on Ayara. 3. दीहलोगसत्थ means fire; for, दीहलोग signifies vanaspati. Similarly एज (s. 56) means wind. Words like वसुय (s. 62), आमगंध (s. 88) etc. may be also noted in this connection. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.001741
Book TitleHistory of Canonical Literature of Jainas
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorHiralal R Kapadia
PublisherShardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre
Publication Year2000
Total Pages266
LanguageEnglish, Sanskrit, Prakrit
ClassificationBook_English, Agam, Canon, & Literature
File Size18 MB
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