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

Page 165

148
THE CANONICAL LITERATURE OF THE JAINAS
PAṆŅAVANĀ1
This Uvanga is a master-piece of Jaina philosophy. It is divided into 36 sections (Chapters), each known as paya.2 Each of these payas deals with one particular topic in all its aspects and may be hence looked upon as a thesis on the subject concerned, in an epitomized form. These 36 payas are named in Präkṛta in v. 4-73. Malayagiri Sūri in his com. (p. 6) on this work mentions their names in Samskṛta. They are : (1) Prajñāpanā, (2) Sthāna, (3) Bahuvaktavya, (4) Sthiti, (5) Višesa, (6) Vyutkranti, (7) Ucchväsa, (8) Sañjñā, (9) Yoni, (10) Carama, (11) Bhāṣā, (12) Śarīra, (13) Pariņāma, (14) Kaṣāya, (15) Indriya, (16) Prayoga, (17) Leśyā, (18) Kāyasthiti, (19) Samyaktva, (20) Antakriya, (21) Avagāhanāsthāna, (22) Kriyā, (23) Karma, (24) Karmabandha, (25) Karmavedaka, (26) Vedabandhaka, (27) Vedavedaka, (28) Āhāra, (29) Upayoga, (30) Darśanatā, (31) Sañjñā (32) Samyama, (33) Avadhi, (34) Pravicaraṇā, (35) Vedanā and (36) Samudghāta.*
To my mind this work is, in short, an encyclopaedia of Jainism, and if one properly studies it with Viahapannatti it may make that individual a past-master of Jainism. It may be mentioned en passant that its 1st paya (s. 36-37) furnishes us with a geographical-ethnographic outline; for, herein there is a mention of the Ariyas (Aryas) and Milikkhus (Mlecchas) with their habitations.
1 This is styled as ajjhayana in v. 3, and it is referred to in Jīvājivābhigama (s. 106).
2. It will be interesting to go through the English Introduction (pp. 201-487) to Pannavaṇāsuttam, Jaina Agama Series, Vol. 9, Part 2, Shri Mahāvīra Jaina Vidyalaya, Bombay, 1971. The Introduction contains the chapterwise summary of the entire work (Ed.).
3
Cf. “पन्नवणा १ ठाणाई २ बहुवत्तव्वं ३ ठिई ४ विसेसा ५ य ।
वक्कन्ती ६ ऊसासो ७ सन्ना ८ जोणी ९ य चरिमाई १० ॥ ४ ॥
भासा ११ सरीर १२ परिणाम १३ कसाए १४ इन्दिए १५ पओगे १६ य ।
लेसा १७ कार्याठिई १८ या सम्मते १९ अन्तकिरिया २० य ॥ ५ ॥
ओगाहणसण्ठाणा २१ किरिया २२ कम्मे इयावरे २३ ।
[कम्मस्स] बन्धए २४ [ कम्मस्स] वेद [ ए ] २५ वेदस्स बन्धए २६ वेयवेयए २७ ।। ६ ।। आहारे २८ उवओगे २९ पासणया ३० सन्नि ३१ सञ्जमे ३२ चेव ।
ओही ३३ पवियारण ३४ वेदणा ३५ य तत्तो समुग्धाए ३६ ||७|| "
Pannavaṇā
4 Payas 3, 5, 6 and 33 are also named as Alpabahutva, Paryāya, Upapātodvartanā and Jñanapariņāma.
-