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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CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE ĀGAMAS
41 was available till Samvat 1612. Whatever it may be, it is possible to fix terminus ad quem and terminus a quo so far as the date of the composition of Pañcakappa is concerned. A student of Jaina literature knows it full well that there are two Bhāsas on the Pañcakappa viz. Laghubhāsa and Vuddabhāsa. The authorship of the Pañcakappa is attributed to Bhadrabāhusvāmin in its Cunni.? If this is correct, it may be inferred that Pañcakappa is not posterior to the life-time of Bhadrabābusvāmin. As regards Vuddhabhāsa its authorship is attributed to Sanghadāsa Kşamāśramana, whose exact life-period is not known, but who is supposed to have flourished not later than a millennium after the nirvana of Lord Mahāvīra. This Vuddhabhāsa seems to be preceded by Laghubhāsa. If so, the date of Pañcakappa is at least anterior to that of Laghubhāsa and a fortiori to that of Vuddhabhāsa. Whatever may be the date of Pañcakappa, I do not think it is as old as Dasā, Kappa and Vavahāra on each of which a Nijjutti is composed by Bhadrabähusvāmin. If it were at least equally old, how is it that there is no mention of it even in Nandi ? I am aware of the fact that some believe that this Pañcakappa along with Nisīha and Mahānisīha was composed by a Ganadhara but can they give any proof for it ?
With these remarks about Pañcakappa, I may now say a few words about Dasā, Kappa and Vavahāra.4 They are mentioned together in several scriptures, e.g. in the following line of Vavahāra (X, para 20):
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1. "अधुनाऽस्मिनामनिष्पन्ने निक्षेपे पंचकल्पसंज्ञके येनेदं दशाकल्पसूत्रे प्रवचनहितार्थाय पूर्वादाहृतं तस्य नमस्कारं करोमि
T: TETHER: ".DCGCM (Vol. XVII, Pt. II, p. 257) It is said that in Vicārāmsta sangraha Kulamandana Sūri has suggested that
Sanghadāsa is the author of Pañcakappa. 2. "Gretchy BEGITUfarfar Hraftfa" DCGCM (Vol. XVIII pt. II, p. 261) 3. See Jaina Sahityano Sanksipta Itihāsa (Short History of Jaina Literature) p. 75 4. These are mentioned in various works e.g. in Avassayanijjutti (v. 82-85), Nandi
(s. 44) etc. They are also noted in the following line occurring in Siddhasena Sūri's Cunni (p. 1) on Jiya kappa:
"को वि सीसो विणीओ आवस्सय-दसकालिय-उत्तरज्झयणा-ऽऽयार-निसीह-सूयगड-दसा-कप्प-ववहारमाइयं अंगपविठू बाहिरं च"