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CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE ĀGAMAS
Jainism deals with five kinds of knowledge (nāna). One of them is known as suya-nana (Sk. śruta-jñāna). It can be roughly translated as scriptural knowledge. It is derived from the reading or preaching of scriptures or through an object known by sensitive knowledge (abhinibohia-nāna'). It can be variously classified. According to one of the classifications, it is two-fold : (i) angapavittha (Sk. aiga-pravista) and (ii) ananga-pavittha (Sk. ananga-pravista)s. The former means 'contained in the Angas', and the latter, 'not contained in the Argas'. Ananga-pavittha is designated as anga-bahira (Sk. anga-bahya), toos; for, it comprises works standing outside the Angas-not belonging to the Angas.
1. Cf. the following sūtra of Nandi :
"नाणं पंचविहं पन्नत्तं, तं जहा-आभिणिबोहिअनाणं सुअनाणं ओहिनाणं मणपज्जवनाणं केवलनाणं । " (सू. १) The following sātra of the Tattvārtha (1) may be also referred to:
"मतिश्रुतावधिमनःपर्यायकेवलानि ज्ञानम् ।" (सू. ९) 2. "श्रुतमाप्तवचनमागम उपदेश ऐतिह्यमाम्नायः प्रवचनं जिनवचनमित्यनर्थान्तरम्." This line occurring in the
Bhäsya (p. 88) on Tattvārtha (I. 20) gives the synonyms of śruta. 3. This is also known as mai-nāna. 4. (i) This is borne out by the following sūtra occurring in Nandi :
"सुयनाणपरोक्खं चोद्दसविहं पन्नत्तं, तं जहा-अक्खरसुयं १ अणक्खरसुयं २ सण्णिसुअं ३ असण्णिसुअं ४ सम्मसुअं ५ मिच्छसुअं६ साइअं ७ अणाइअं ८ सपज्जवसिअं ९ अपज्जवसिअं १० गमिअं ११ अगमिअं १२ अंगपविटुं १३ अणंगपविटुं १४ ।" (सू ३८) (ii) Devendra Sūri in his Kammavivāga (v. 6.) has mentioned these very 14 varieties, but in the following verse, he has referred to 20 varieties : "पज्जय १ अक्खर २ पय ३ सङ्घाया ४ पडिवत्ति ५ तह य अणुओगो ६ ।
पाहुडपाहुड ७ पाहुड ८ वत्थू ९ पुव्वा १० ससमासा ||७॥" 5. See the ending portion of the 1st part of the above fn. 6. Cf. "तं समासओ दुविहं पण्णत्तं, तं जहा-अंगपविटुं अंगबाहिरं च ।" -Nandi (S. 44)
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