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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CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE ĀGAMAS
Vangacūliyā, (17) Sārāvali and (18) Siddhapāhuda.
In this connection it may be mentioned that as suggested by Prof Schubring, Kavayaddāra is a part and parcel of Arāhaņāpadāyā (dāra 30, from v. 25). Thus there remain 17 works for which the designation Païnnaga should be justified. Out of these works (3), (4), (7), (8), (14) and (17) are referred to as Païnnagas in their corresponding Mss., whereas the rest in Jaina Granthāvali (pp. 62-68).
As a passing reference it may be noted that 13 Païnnagas are mentioned in the following verses of Siddhāntāgamastava - a fact noted in its vivrti by a pupil of Visalarāja :
"TRUTHAIPT yrien 'FETP-sseret que संस्तार-चन्द्रवेध्यक-भक्तपरिज्ञा-चतुःशरणम् ॥३२॥ वीरस्तव-देवेन्द्रस्तव-गच्छाचारमपि च गणिविद्याम् । द्वीपाब्धिप्रज्ञप्ति तण्डुलवैतालिकं च नुमः ॥३३॥
Authorship - Most of Païnnagas are anonymous, but some of them viz. Caüsarana, Āurapaccakkhāņa" and Bhattaparinnā are attributed to Virabhadra. Some take this Virabhadra to be a pupil of Lord Mahāvīra, who himself had given him dīksā, whereas others believe that Virabhadra, the author of these works (as available now) is the same as the author of Arāhaņāpadāyā which is composed in Samvat 1008, and which refers to Bhättaparinnā. Vangaculiyā (Vaggacūliyā) is composed by Jassabhadda, Jonipāhuậa by Panhapravana (?), Pajjantārāhanā by Soma Sūri and Pindavisohi by Jinavallabha Gani.? As regards Gacchāyāra, its author whoever he may be, has not flourished prior
1. See the German Review of D. C. J. M. (vol. XVII, pts. I and II published in
Orientalistische Literaturzeitung (1937, Nr. 3, p. 185). Here it is said that
Divasāgarapannattisangahani is a part of Jīvābhigama. 2. See D. C. J. M. (vol. XVII, pt. 1) 3. See my article entitled “Methods adopted by Jaina writers for recording their names
and those of their Gurus in the works composed by them" and published in The Annals
of B. O. R. I. (vol. XVII, pt. I, pp. 84-86.) 4. That the author of this work is Virabhadra suggested in its com. See D. C. J. M. (vol.
XVII, pt. I, pp. 276-278). 5. See D. C. J. M. (vol. XVII, Pt. I, p. 329). 6. Vide Muni Punyavijaya's private communication to me wherein he refers to his article
"3477881461047 sit amefu" published several years ago in Jaina Hitaisī. 7. For his life and works see Apabhramśakāvyatrayi (intro. pp. 5-37). He died in Samvat
1167. In Samvat 1125, he corrected Samvegarangaśālā of Jinacandra Sūri.