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
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in this para :
(1) Kappa', (2) Vavahāra, (3) Nistha, (4) Pindanijjutti, (5) Ohanijjutti and (6) Mahānisiha (available at present).
I may add that since Nisīha is mentiond in the Ayāranijjutti2 by Bhadrabāhusvämin, it is not later than this work of his. But it is difficult to say whether it is his composition or that of a Ganadhara, and in the former case whether it precedes any of his 3 works viz. Dasā, Kappa and Vavahāra, which, in the opinion of some Acāryas, form one śrutaskandha.
It may be mentioned that in the Kāliya-suya group we come across the following names in a serial order:
Dasā, Kappa, Vavahāra, Nisīha and Mahānisīha.
This suggests that probably originally there were these 5 Cheyasuttas only, and that in course of time Pañcakappa was reckoned as the 6th Cheyasutta,3 and when it was lost it was replaced by Jiyakappa of Jinabhadra Gani.4 As stated in the ending portions of the Bhāsa on 1. In the Nijjutti (v. 266) on Kappa, it is stated that Kappa has no anānupūrvī
when thought of in connection with Vavahāra, and that it occupies the 1st place from the stand-point of purvānupūrvi and the 12th place from that of paścānupūrvi, when Dasā is taken into account. The pertinent verse is as under:
"दुण्डं अणाणुपुव्वी न हवइ पुव्वाणुपुविओ पढमं । पच्छाणुपुव्वि बिइयं जइ उ दसा तेण बारसमं ।।२६६॥' While commenting upon this verse Malayagiri Sūri says on p. 81 :
"केचिदाचार्याः प्राहुः - कल्प-व्यवहार-दशा एकश्रुतस्कन्धः, तन्मतेन यदि दशा अपि गण्यन्ते तदा पूर्वानुपूर्व्या प्रथमं पश्चानुपूर्व्या द्वादशमम्." 2. "HORE 463 REIS CAT
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-DCGCM (vol. XVII, pt. I, p. 7) If Pancakappa is a part of the Bhāsa on Kappa as suggested on p. 40, its enumeration as the 6th Cheyasutta must have taken place after its having attained
a status of being looked upon as an independent treatise. 4. He is the author of (i) Visesava ssayabhāsa, (ii) its com. in Saṁskṛta,
(iii) Sangahani popularly known as Brhatsangrahani, (iv) Khettasamāsa, (V) Jiyakappa, (vi) its Bhāsa, (vii) Cunni on Anuögadāra ('sarīra' paya), (viii) Visesanavai, (ix) Jhānasaya and perhaps (x) a Bhāsa on Nisīha. He is said to have died in Vira Samvat 1115. Some say he flourished in Vira Samvat 980. He lived for 104 years. So says Dharmasagara Gani. He is praised in Jiyakappacunni (v.5-11). For other details see Sri Haribhadra sūri (pp. 92, 190, 210, 211, 214,
215, 219, 228, 230, 241, 247, 248, 251, 259, 270-273, 300, 358, 370, 374) 5. The pertinent verses are as under:
'अप्पग्गन्थ महत्थो इति एसो वण्णिओ समासेणं । पंचमतो ववहारो नामेणं जीयकप्पो त्ति ॥२६०४।। कप्प-व्ववहाराणं उदहिसरिच्छाण तह णिसीहस्स ॥ सुतरतणबिन्दुणवणीतभूतसारेस णातव्वो ॥२६०५।।
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