Tithidin ane Parvaradhan tatha Arhattithibhaskar

SR No.: 005673
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jain Pravachan Pracharak Trust
Publisher: Jain Pravachan Pracharak Trust
Publication Year: 1977
Total Pages: 552
Language: Gujarati, Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Gujarati
File Size: 15 MB

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[જૈન દૃષ્ટિએ તિથિશ્વિન અને પર્વોરાધન...
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works by Jain writers of various Gacchas on the question of tithi. All these works pre-suppose the loss of Siddhanta Tippana. Some of the important works, accepted as authoritative by Tapagaccha school are:
1. Sraddhavidhiprakarana of Ratnasekhara Suri with his own commentary. This writer styles himself as the leader of Tapagaccha. This work was composed in 1506, presumably of Vikrama Era. At the end of the work, the author says:विधिवैविध्याच्छ्रुतगतनैयत्यादर्शनाच्च यत्किंचित् । अत्रोत्सूत्रमसूत्र्यत तन्मिथ्यादुष्कृतं मेऽस्तु ॥
In this stanza the author in a tone of apology says that he may be forgiven for any statements that he may have made in his work which apparently go against the Shastras, but he had to do so in view of divergent practices and divergent views expressed in the sacred works, which failed to give clear directions. An important passage bearing on the present dispute occurs on page 152 of the printed edition and it records, without commentary, the famous Rule of Umasvati : क्षये पूर्वा तिथिः कार्या वृद्धौ कार्या तथोत्तरा.
2. Tattvatarangini of Dharmasagara with his own commentary. He is a famous writer of the Tapagaccha school. This work is composed in 1615 V. E. He wrote another work, a pungent polemic, called Pravachanapariksa. Both these works contain discussions on the kṣaya and vrddhi of tithis. Tattvatarangini is written mainly with this object. With reference to ksaya and viddhi of tithis, it says:
तिहिवाए पुव्वतिही अहिआए उत्तरा य गहियव्वा
which is only a paraphrase in Prakrit of Umasvati's Rule. It lays down that in the case of ksaya of Chaturdashi, the Paksika should be performed on Tra yodashi and not on Purnima. With reference to vrddhi his view is:
संपूण्ण त्ति अ काउं वुड्डीए घिप्पई न पुब्वतिही ।
जं जा जंमि हु दिवसे समप्पई सा पमाणं ति ।।
In the case of vrddhi one should not accept the first day simply because the tithi is available for the whole day, but one should accept the second day as the tithi ends on that day. With reference to intercalary month, his view is :मासस्स वि विडीए पढमो मासो पमाण नो भणिओ ।
लोउत्तरं मि लोइयपमि न पहू नपुंस ति ॥
In the case of vrddhi of the month, the first should not be accepted as valid for religious purposes as well as secular purposes; it is impotent or barren, and hence cannot do.
This author mentions Vidhimargaprapa of Jinaprabha and refers to the passage in that work found printed on pages 118 and 119.