Agam 03 Ang 03 Sthanang Sutra Part 01 Sthanakvasi

SR No.: 002905
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Padma Prakashan
Publication Year: 2004
Total Pages: 696
Language: Hindi, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Book_English, Agam, Canon, Conduct, & agam_sthanang
File Size: 21 MB

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The third Anga Agam by the fifth Ganadhar, Shri Sudharma Swami STHAANANGA SUTRA
INTRODUCTION
Of the eleven Anga Agams (The primary canons or the main corpus of the Jain canonical texts. This consists of twelve treatises, eleven of which are extant according to the Shvetambar tradition) the third Agam is Sthaananga. Sthaan means a specific quantity, number or locus. The Agam has been written in an unusual number-oriented style. It compiles topics following a system of numerical placement from one to ten, thus having ten sthaans (numerical places). In other Sutras a specific section is called a chapter, here it is called sthaan (numerical place). Topics associated with the numeral one are compiled in the first chapter.
FIRST STHAAN
स्थानांगसूत्र ( १ )
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Every topic in Jain philosophy is discussed from Naya Drishti (the context of standpoints) or with Anekant Drishti (from relative viewpoint or in relative terms). A non-relative statement is absolute and a relative one is non-absolute. In Jain philosophy generally two standpoints are accepted-Dravyarthik naya (existent material aspect) and Paryayarthik naya (transformational aspects). There are two main divisions of Dravyarthik naya (existent material aspect)-5 Samgraha naya (generalized viewpoint) and Vyavahara naya (particularized viewpoint). Samgraha naya is predominantly an encompassing perspective whereas Vyavahara naya (particularized viewpoint) is predominantly a discerning perspective. When the general attributes of singularity, permanence (etc.) of a thing are described, its other specific attributes like plurality, impermanence 57 (etc.) are ignored. This encompassing perspective is Samgraha naya (generalized viewpoint). However, when these other attributes including plurality and impermanence are discussed, it is the Vyavahara naya (particularized viewpoint) or Paryayarthik naya (transformational aspect) that is predominantly applied. Everything in this first chapter has been discussed from the generalized viewpoint (Samgraha naya). In the following chapters,
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