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They can also do this, it is a special permission for them. From all these provisions, it is clear how important the Ācāra-prakalpa is. The Ācāra-prakalpa-dhara is multi-learned, he can move freely.
There are three types of Ācāra-prakalpa-dhara - (1) Some only hold the sūtra. (2) Some only hold the meaning. (3) Some hold both the sūtra and the meaning. The one who is only a sūtra-dhara is not entitled to give atonement. The right person to give atonement is the śramaṇa who holds both the sūtra and the meaning. If he does not hold the sūtra and the meaning, then atonement can also be taken from those who only hold the meaning. In the past, this question was very much discussed that when the Kevala-jñānī, Manaḥ-paryāya-jñānī and Avadhi-jñānī, Caturdaśa-pūrva, Daśa-pūrva, Nava-pūrva are not there, then who gives atonement? 2 In answer to this question, Ācārya Jinabhadragaṇi Kṣamāśramaṇa has written that today there is a lack of Kevala-jñānī etc. direct knowers. But the atonement method bound by the previous śruta by the direct knowers is revealed in the Ācāra-prakalpa. Therefore, the Ācāra-prakalpa-dhara Ācārya is entitled to give atonement.
From the present discussion, it is clear that the Niśītha has its own glorious place in Jain Āgama literature. The author of Niśītha
The creations of Jain Āgamas have been done in two ways - (1) Kṛta (2) Niyuhaṇa. Those Āgamas which have been created independently and independently are called Kṛta Āgamas. For example, the Dvādaśāṅgī was created by the Gaṇadharas and the Upāṅga literature was created by different sthaviras. They are all Kṛta Āgamas. Niyuhaṇa Āgamas are considered to be
(1) Daśavakālika (2) Ācāra-cūla (3) Niśītha (4) Daśaśruta-skandha (5) Bṛhat-kalpa (6) Vyavahāra. In these six Āgamas, the Daśavakālika Āgama was niyuhaṇa by the Caturdaśa-pūrva-dhara Śayyambhavasūri and the remaining five Āgamas were niyuhaṇa by Bhadra-bāhu Svāmī. According to the Ācārāṅga-niyukti, the Ācāra-cūla is created by the sthaviras. 5 In the Ācārāṅga-vṛtti, Ācārya Śīlāṅka has defined the meaning of sthavira as Caturdaśa-pūrva.
-Niśītha-bhāṣya 6667
-Niśītha-bhāṣya 6675
1. Tiviho ya pakappa-dhara, sutte prathe ya tadubhae ceva.
Suttadharavajjiyaṇam, tigadugpariyattana gacche. 2. Niśītha-cūrṇi bhāga 4, p. 403
Ugghayamanugghāyā, māsacaumāsiyā u pācchittā. Puvvagate ccia ete, nijjḍhā je pakappammi.
Prāyappavāyapuvā nijjḍhā hoi dhammapannatti. Kammappavāyapuvā piṇḍass u esanā tivihā.
Saccappavāyapuvā nijjūḍhā hoi vakkasuddhi u. Avasesā nijjūḍhā navamass u taiyavattūpro. "Therehi'nuggahatthā sīsahi hou pāgadattham ca. Āyārāo attho āyārāggēsū pavi-bhatto." Ācārāṅga-vatti, patra 210
-Daśavakālika-niyukti gāthā 16-17
-Ācārāṅga-niyukti 287
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