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________________ 164 STUDIES IN JAIN LITERATURE present edition, who devoted his entire life to the study of the Jain agamas and commentaries on them such as niryuktis, curnis, tikas, avacurnis, tippanakas, vrtti and bhasyas and possessed long experience in the field of critically editing Jain agama texts evolved principles of textual criticism to be followed in critically editing the texts in the Jaina-Agama-Series. These principles are : (i) Use of old palm-leaf MSS. (ii) Use of critically corrected commentaries on agamas such as curni, tika, avacuri, tippanaka etc. (iii) Use of quotations from the agamas and also from their commentaries. (iv) Comparision with the sutra-patha found in the other agamas. (v) Discerning wrong emendations made by commentators and / or by modern scholars. (vi) Discerning mistakes made by copyists. The editors, judiciously applying these principles present in this volume the critical text of Nandi and Anuyogadvara sutras which form the culika, as it were, to the entire sruta. It would seem strange that the editors begin with the end. But their explanation is quite convincing and satisfactory. The Nandi falls in the anga-bahya class. Normally, it should occupy a place subsequent to the angas. But on account of its extraordinary position in the whole body of the agama texts, it is placed first. It has secured the place of mangalacarana in the beginning of the study of agamas. So the editors too accord it the first place not only in this volume but in the entire series of the project. If the Nandi serves as a mangala, the Anuyogadvarasutra serves as a key to the understanding of the agamas. Naturally, these two texts form a pair; and rightly the editors open the series with them. The text of the Nandisutra is mainly based on eight MSS that are very old amongst the extant ones. In finalising the text the editors have made thorough use of the Curni, Haribhadra's Vitti, Malayagiri's Vitti, Sricandra's Tippana and also consulted the Dvadasaranayacakra, the Samavayangasutra and Abhayadeva's Vrtti on the Bhagavatisutra which abound in quotations and elucidation, etc, that have a bearing on the text of the Nandisutra. In the preparation of the critical edition of the Anuyogadvarasutra the editors have used ten different MSS, some representing the unabridged text and others the abridged text. The text of this edition is mainly based on the Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
| SR No. | 001868 |
| Book Title | Studies in Jain Literature |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | V M Kulkarni |
| Publisher | Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre |
| Publication Year | 2001 |
| Total Pages | 114 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Literature, & Story |
| File Size | 14 MB |