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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COMPARISON AND EVALUATION
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Foot-wear & outfit-Five types of foot-wear to which a Jaina saint may resort to, under extra-ordinary circumstances are mentioned in Ayara1. The out-fit of a Jaina monk and that of a Jaina nun, too, are dealt with in Ohanijjutti etc.
Nautical-In Siddhasena Suri's Cunni (p. 11) on Jiyakappa four types of ships are mentioned.2 In Anga VI we come across several terms connected with a ship, its movement etc. For instance, in VIII (s. 69) we have : संजत्तानावावाणियग, पोतवहण, समुद्दवाअ, नाव, कुच्छिधार, कन्नधार, गब्भिज and बंधण. In IX (s. 80) there are लंबण, कट्ठकूवर, मेढि, परिमासा, तोरण, झयदंड and वलय and in XVII (s. 132 ) निज्जामअ and गब्भिल्लग.
Water-In Ohanijjutti (v. 33) water is said to be of 4 types according as it flows over (i) a stone, (ii) mud which is heel-deep, (iii) sand and (iv) deep mud. In the subsequent verse which really belongs to its Bhasa, water which is as deep as half the thigh, is spoken of as sanghaṭṭa and one having a depth equal to that of a navel, leva.
Stick—In Ohanijjutti (v 730) measures of लट्ठि, विलट्ठि, दंड and विदंड are mentioned whereas in its v. 731-738, different kinds of the former are described. Lullaby-Its specimen is given by Silanka Suri3 in his com. (p. 119b) on Suyagada (1, 4, 2, 17). It runs as under:
" सामिओ सि नगरस्य य णक्कउरस्स य हत्थकप्पगिरिपट्टणसीहपुरस्स य
यस्य निस्य कुच्छिपुरस्य य कण्णकुज्जआयामुहसोरियपुरस्स य."
Amusements etc. Veha, a kind of gambling is referred to in Suyagada (I, 9, 17) and Gotthi ( a club) in Näyādhammakaha (XVI, s. 114). Several festivities are noted in Rayapaseniyasutta (s. 54).
In the end I may say that it is possible to multiply instances in support of what I have said here, and that comprehensive intellects can throw ample light even in other directions than those I have aimed at. So I end this topic and this work, too, by reproducing the words of Dr. Barnett :
"Some day when the whole of the Jaina scriptures will have been critically edited and their contents lexically tabulated, together with their ancient glosses, they will throw many lights on the dark places of ancient and modern Indian languages and literature."4
1. See also Haribhadra Suri's com. (p. 25) on Dasaveyaliya.
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In Sirisirivälakahā (v. 381-383) names of some of the varieties of ships are given. For a connected account about Silanka see my article 'Śrī Silankasūri te kona ?" published in Jainasatyaprakasa (Vol. VII, No. 1-3, pp. 117-119).
See his introduction (p. ix) to Angas VIII and IX.
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