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 ĀGAMAS OF THE JAINAS
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TITTHOGĀLI This work consists of about 1251 verses in Präkrta. It has as one of its topics, the life of Bhadrabāhusvāmin. Its verses 620 to 622 throw light on the date of Candragupta's coronation - a subject dealt with by Shantilal Shah in "The Traditional Chronology of the Jainas” (pp. 16-17).
These are some of the Painnagas, out of the 20 supernumerary ones described by me in DCGCM (vol. XVII, pt. I). For the description of the rest and the various references pertaining to the extant Āgamas, the reader may refer to DCGCM (vol. XVII, pts. I-III).
ISIBHĀSIYA This is a work of which the title is in plural. It is associated with dharmakathānuyoga.2 Bhadrabāhusvāmin had composed a Nijjutti on it; but, unfortunately it is not available now. He has mentioned this work, over and above Uttarajjhayana. But Haribhadra Sūri (vide p. 4a of his commentary on Dasaveyāliya), Silanka Sūri? and Malayagiri Sūrio include this Uttarajjhayana under the head Isibhāsiya. Further, Siddhasena Gani too, seems to hold a similar view.5 I do not know if this difference of opinion is reconciled by any one. So I may tentatively suggest that all those works which are expounded by Rsis are classed as Isibhāsiya by Haribhadra, Sīlānka, Malayagiri and Siddhasena, and consequently Uttarajjhayana, too, is designated by them as Isibhāsiya. As already noted on p. 17, fn. 4, Yaśodeva Sūri opines that Isibhāsiya consists of 45 ajjhayaņas, and they are expositions of 45 Pratyekabuddhas. Out of them 20 belong to the tirtha of Lord Neminātha, 15 to that of Lord Pārsvanātha and 10 to that of Lord Mahāvīra. A majority of these is
1. See p. 13.
2. See p. 13. 3. #funf -3YRTEZ - com. (p. 386") on Āyara 4. "f f f-TRTEZAHSIA . com. (pt. II, p. 399) on Āvassaya 5. In his com. (p. 90) on the Bhāsya (p. 90) of Tattvārtha (I, 21) he has said :
"Trg #fffff naga : farci''. 6. This is borne out by the Isibhāsiya published in A. D. 1927 by Rsabhadeva
Keśarimalaji Saṁsthā, Rutlam. On its p. 40 we have the Isibhāsiya-sangahaņi as under:
"पत्तेयबुद्धमिसिणो वीसं तित्थे अरिटुनेमिस्स । पासस्स य पण्णरस वीरस्स विलीणमोहस्स ॥११॥ णारद १ वजितपुत्ते २ असिते ३ अंगरिसि ४ पुप्फसाले ५ य । वक्कल ६ कुंमा ७ केयलि ८ कासव ९ तह तेतलिसते १० य ॥२॥