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 EXTANT AGAMAS OF THE JAINAS
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As regards the date of this work it can be roughly ascertained by taking into account the list of non-Jaina works given in its s. 42. But this question will be taken up hereafter as practically this very list is found in Anuögaddāra.
AŅUOGADĀRA1 This is a Cūliyāsutta mostly in prose in the form of questions and answers, and it serves as a stepping-stone to one who wishes to study Avassaya. It is prolific in contents; for, sacred topics and secular ones as well are treated here. For instance, upakrama, pramāņa (valid proof), niksepa, anugama and naya are some of these sacred topics whereas 10 types of naman, grammatical exposition, 9 kāvyarasas along with their illustrations etc. are the secular ones. Further its 41st sutta supplies us with names of some non-Jaina works. The pertinent portion is as under :
"भारहं रामायणं भीमासुरुक्कं कोडिल्लयं घोडयमुहं सगडभद्दिआउ कप्पासिअं णागसुहुमं कणगसत्तरी वेसियं वइसेसियं बुद्धसासणं काविलं लोगायतं सट्ठियंतं माढरपुराणवागरणनाडगाइ, अहवा बावत्तरिकलाओ चत्तारि वेआ संगोवंगा."
This is practically the same as s. 42 of Nandi given on p. 14, except that the latter notes a few more works or schools viz. Terāsiya, Bhāgava, Pāyañjali and Pussadevaya. As regards the importance of this Aņuogaddāra and Nandī the following remark occurring in A History of Indian Literature (vol. II, p. 472) may be noted :
“Both works are huge encyclopaedias dealing with everything which should be known by a Jaina monk.”
As regards the author of this work Prof. A. B. Dhruva has said in his introduction (p. XLIX, fn.) to Syādvādamañjarī as under :
"The Jaina tradition ascribes not only the division of Anuyoga, but also the compilation or composition of Anuyogadvāra to Aryaraksita (Āvaśyaka I; 774)."
It seems Prof. Dhruva alludes to v. 774 of Avassayabhāsa noted on p. 12, fn. If this surmise is correct, it means that Prof. Dhruva has
1. This is named as 'prakarana' by Siddhasena Gani in his com. (pt. I, p. 136) on
Tattvārthasūtra. 2. Caraka and Susruta are mentioned by Drona Sūri in his com. (p. 424) on
Ohanijutti.