History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

SR No.: 006541
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hiralal R Kapadia, Nagin J Shah
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 2010
Total Pages: 322
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Agam, Canon, & History
File Size: 17 MB

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THE CANONICAL LITERATURE OF THE JAINAS
From Pakkhiyasutta, no additional information can be had. Thus, in all 17 kāliya works and 14 ukkāliya works are lost so far as Nandi and Pakkhiyasutta are concerned. Taking Vavahāra (X) into account, we find that Utthāņapariyāvaniya and Thimiņabhāvaņāl are extinct, and looking to Thāna (x, s. 755) Dogiddhidasā and portions of some of the remaining 9 dasās2 are extinct. Over and above these works, 147 adhyayanas recited by Lord Mahāvīra at the time of his nirvāņa are lost, with the exception of those that may have been existing in the available Agamas.
A portion of Uttarajjhayana dealing with the eight drstis is lost. This is how I interpart the com. (p. 3) on Yogarstisamuccaya. See my introduction to Anekāntajayapatākā (Vol. II).
These are the extinct works I have been able to trace up till now. So I shall now try to give details about them as far as possible and shall accordingly commence with Ditthivāya.
Ditthivāya holds a unique place in the Jaina canon for several reasons, some of which are as under :
(1) It is the first work composed by each of the Ganadharas.3 1 "२० तिवासपरियायस्स समणस्स निग्गन्थस्स कप्पइ आयरपकप्पे नाम अज्झयणे उद्दिसित्तए । २१ चउवासपरियाए
कप्पइ सूयगडे नाम अङ्गे उद्दिसित्तए । २२ पञ्चवासपरियाए कप्पइ दसा-कप्प-ववहारे उद्दिसित्तए । २३ अट्ठवासपरियाए कप्पइ ठाण-समवाए उद्दिसित्तए । २४ दसवासपरियाए कप्पइ वियाहे नामं अङ्गे उद्दिसित्तए । २५ एक्कारसवासपरियाए कप्पइ खुड्डियाविमाणपविभत्ती महल्लियाविमाणपविभत्ती अङ्गचूलिया वग्गचूलिया वियाहचूलिया नामं अज्झयणे उद्दिसित्तए । २६ बारसवासपरियाए कप्पइ अरुणोववाए गरुलोववाए धरणोववाए वेसमणोववाए वेलंधरोववाए नामं अज्झयणे उद्दिसित्तए । २७ तेरसवासपरियाए कप्पइ उट्ठाणपरियावणिए समुठाणसुए देविन्दोववाए नागपरियावणिए नाम अज्झयणे उद्दिसित्तए । २८ चोदसवासपरियाए कप्पइ ट्ठिमिणभावणा नाम अज्झयणे उद्दिसित्तए। २९ पन्नरसवासपरियाए कप्पइ चारणभावणा नामं अज्झयणं उद्दिसित्तए । ३० सोलसवासपरियाए कप्पइ आसीविसभावणा नाम अज्झयणे उद्दिसित्तए । ३१ सत्तरसवासपरियाए कप्पइ दिट्ठीविसभावणा नाम अज्झयणे उद्दिसित्तए । ३२ एगूणवीसवासपरियाए कप्पइ दिट्ठिवाए नामं अङ्गे उद्दिसित्तए । ३३ वीसवासपरियाए समणे निग्गन्थे सव्वसुयाणुवाई भवइ ।" Instead of giving the pertinent portion, I have here given the entire sūtra as it throws light as to what works were known and probably even existed at least
when Vavahāra was composed; for, they form a curriculum. 2 See p. 59, fn. 3. 3 For a difference of opinion see p. 7.