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 EXTINCT AGAMAS OF THE JAINAS
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of the Parikamma and the Sutta.1 The study of Anuoga may have been partly preceded and partly followed by that of the corresponding Puvva, in case it dealt with upakrama etc., as suggested on pp. 9-10. As regards the branch of hagiology its study may have been taken up after that of the corresponding portion of the Puvva or it may have preceded it, in case either the taught were inquisitive to know the lives of the persons referred to in the Puvva they were about to learn or the teacher wanted to create interest about the pertinent Puvva amongst his pupils. Whatever it may be it is almost certain that the study of the Anuoga which may have been taken up in instalments corresponding to each Puvva or which may have been altogether reserved after that of the Puvva in question or to take an extreme case after that of all the Puvvas, was given up as soon as the study of the Puvvas came to an end. If so, it may be said that the loss of the last 4 Purvas was followed by the cessation of the study of the corresponding Anuoga or as an extreme case by that of the Aṇuoga in its entirety, and this cessation must have finally led to its loss. The loss of the remaining Puvvas gives rise to a parallel case for the loss of the corresponding Anuoga.
Turning to the Culiyas we find that though they are said to belong to the Puvvagaya and to be exact to the 1st four Puvvas only, their nature as expounded in Nandicunni (p. 61) makes us believe that they had something to do with other sections, too.2 Further their study seems to have been preceded by that of the 1st four sections in case we endorse the opinion3 expressed in the Nandicunni that they are given the last place not only regarding the arrangement of the 5 sections but their study, too. This means that the Culiyas got forgotten or became extinct by the time Sthulabhadra died.
1 The Sutta seems to be an index to the aphorisms of Puvvagaya and their meanings. If so, it is more or less a tabulated summary an analytical digest of the contents of Puvvagaya in extenso, and thus it may be compared with the Mātikas of the Bauddhas, and it may be looked upon as forming a background for the study of the Puvvas.
2-3 'चूल' त्ति सिहरं दिट्ठिवाते तं परिकम्म सुत्त पुव्व-पुव्वाणुओगे य भणितं,.. चूलवत्थू भणितातो चेव सव्बुवरि ठवित्ता fifa ." The earlier portion of this seems to be erroneous; for, Malayagiri Sūri in his com. (p. 246) quotes it as under:
" दिट्ठिवाए जं परिकम्म सुत्त पुव्वा ऽणुयोगे न भणियं तं चूलासु भणियं. "
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