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________________ A BRIEF SURVEY OF JAIN LITERATURE.... 497 (v) 2 Culika texts : Nandisutra and Anuyogadvarasutra?. (vi) 4 Mulasutras : Uttaradhyayana, Avasyaka, Dasavaikalika and Pindaniryukti. Originally there were 14 purvas which were reckoned to form 12th anga called Drstivada but these purvas, and consequently, the 12th anga too, were gradually lost altogether. (ii) Pro-canonical Literature of the Digambara Jains According to the Digambara tradition, all the twelve Angas, excepting the portions of the 12th Anga, namely, Ditthivaya, have been lost. These portions have been preserved in the Dhavala, Jayadhavala and Mahadhavala Siddhantas. The Satkhandagama, composed by the two Acaryas, Puspadanta and Bhutabali, on the basis of the second Purva text and the Kasayapahuda, composed by Acarya Ganadhara, on the basis of the fifth Purva text, are regarded as authoritative and sacred. According to the Svetambaras, on the contrary, the first eleven Angas are preserved while the twelfth Anga, the Ditthivaya is completely lost. It would seem that the two traditions to a certain extent complement each other. Besides the Angas, the Digambaras hold that 14 texts which were composed by sthaviras ("Elders") formed part of the Canon but these too have been irretrievably lost. These texts are as follows: 1. Samayika, 2. Caturvimsatistava, 3. Vandana, 4. Pratikramana, 5. Vainayika, 6. Krti-karma, 7. Dasavaikalika, 8. Uttaradhyayana, 9. Kalpavyavahara, 10. Kalpakalpika, 11. Mahakalpika, 12. Pundarika, 13. Mahapundarika and 14. Nisithika. The svetambaras, however, claim that most of these texts are well preserved in the Angabahya ("standing outside the Angas") or Anangapavittha ("not belonging to the Angas") independent texts or their sections or chapters. In addition to the two works, Satkhandagama and Kasayapahuda the Digambaras accept later works composed by eminent Digambara writers as authoritative. They describe these works forming a "substitute canon" as "the four Vedas". These works are classified into four groups : (1) Prathamanuyoga, legendary works, to which belong the Puranas (Padma-, Harivamsa-, Trisastilaksana-, Maha-and Uttara- Purana); (2) Karananuyoga, cosmological works : Suryaprajnapti, Candraprajnapti and Jayadhavala; (3) Dravyanuyoga, philosophical works of Kundakunda, Umasvati's/Umasvami's Stud.-63 For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org Jain Education International
| 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 |