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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JİYAKAPPA
At least now-a-days this work is looked upon as the 6th Cheyasutta by several Śvetāmbaras. It consists of 103 verses in Prakṛta, and its authorship is attributed to Jinabhadra Gani Kṣamāśramaṇa1. Herein are prescribed penances pertaining to violations of rules enjoined for Jaina saints in their canon. It deals with 10 prayaścittas as usual, and not with 9 as in Tattvärtha. Mr. M. D. Desai has noted in Jaina Sahityno Sankṣipta Itihasa (p. 83), that herein 19 kinds of prayaścittas are treated, and that this work is a part and parcel of Nisiha, since the vidhāna of jītakalpa is mentioned there.
UTTARAJJHAVAṆA
As already noted on p. 51, this is a Mūlasutta2 of multiple authorship. It consists of 36 ajjhayanas. Their significant titles are given in the Uttarajjhayaṇanijjutti (v. 13-17)3 as under :
THE CANONICAL LITERATURE OF THE JAINAS
(1) Vinayasuya, (2) Parisaha, (3) Caürangijja, (4) Asankhaya, (5) Akāmamaraṇa, (6) Niyanthi, (7) Orabbha, (8) Kāvilijja, (9) Namipavvajjā, (10) Dumapattaya, (11) Bahusuyapujja, (12) Hariesa, (13) Citta-Sambhūi, (14) Usuārijja, (15) Sabhikkhu, (16) Samāhiṭhāṇa, (17) Pāvasamaņijja, (18) Sañjaijja, (19) Miyacāriyā, (20) Niyanthijja, (21) Samuddapālijja, (22) Rahanemiya, (23) Kesi-Goyamijja, (24) Samiïä, (25) Jannaïjja, (26) Sāmāyārī, (27) Khaluńkijja, (28) Mukkhagaï, (29) Appamāä, (30) Tava, (31) Caraṇa, (32) Pamāyaṭhāṇa, (33) Kammappayaḍi, (34) Lesā, (35) Aṇagāramagga
1
He has been praised by Siddhasena Suri in his Cunni (v. 5-11) on this work Jiyakappa. His approximate date is Vira Samvat 1115.
2 Instead of this word, Kulamaṇḍana Sūri has used the word Mülagantha as can be seen from the following lines quoted in Senaprasna (III, p. 80b):
" आवस्य ओहनिज्जुत्ति १ पिण्डनिज्जुत्ति २ उत्तरज्झयणे ३ ।
दसकालियं ४ चउरो वि मूलगन्थे सरेभि सया ॥
इति श्रीकुलमण्डनसूरिकृतप्राकृतसिद्धान्तस्तवगाथा । एतस्यां च मूलग्रन्थाश्चत्वार एते प्रोक्ताः सन्ति "
and
The use of this word Mulagrantha may remind one of the word Mulagrantha occurring in the Bauddha dictionary Mahāvyutpatti and meaning Buddha's own words.
3 Verses 18-26 mention the respective topics of these 36 ajjhayaņas.