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 AGAMAS
and Kusalānubandhi-ajjhayaṇa; Maraṇavihi, 2 Maraṇavihi and Maraṇasamāhi; and Jonipāhuda, 2 Jonipahuḍa and Joṇivihāṇa.
So far as the Samskṛta titles of the anga-bahira works are concerned, the 2nd Uvanga has 3 titles viz. Rājapraśnīya, Rājaprasenakīya and Rajaprasenajit (vide p. 36, fn. 1). Same is the case with Tandulavaicārika. For, besides this title it has two more : Taṇḍulavicāraṇā and Taṇḍulavaitālika (vide p. 53, fn. 6 and p. 54.)
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As noted earlier, some of the scriptures have their titles in plural. So they can be divided into two classes: (i) those having their titles in plural and (ii) those having them in singular. Angas 6 to 11, Uvangas 8 to 12, Uttarajjhayaṇa, Dasā, Isibhāsiya and some noted on p. 27 belong to the former class whereas the rest to the latter class.
It may be mentioned in passing that Pajjosavaṇākappa has a popular title viz. Kalpasūtra, and Kappa, Bṛhatkalpasūtra.
Another stand-point which can be utilized for the classification of the Agamas is to note as to which of them have a common ending. On this basis we can form groups of Agamas which end in (i) dasă, (ii) vavāya, (iii) suya, (iv) ajjhayaṇa, (v) bhāvaṇā, (vi) pannatti, (vii) vibhatti, (viii) cūliyā, (ix) nijjutti, (x) visohi, (xi) thaya, (xii) vijjā, (xiii) vihi, (xiv) veyāliya, (xv) paccakkhāņa and (xvi) pariyāvaṇiya. The detailed list of all these 16 groups having corresponding endings may be given as under :
I Angas 6 to 11, Vanhiadasā, Āyāradasă, Bandhadasă, Dogiddhidasa, Dihadasā1 and 2Sankhevitadasă.3
1. This has 10 ajjhayaṇas some of which agree in name with those of Nirayavalisuyakkhandha-Narakāvalikāśrutaskandha as suggested by Abhayadeva Sūri in his com. (pp. 512a-513b) on Thana (X; s. 755)
2. As stated in Thana (X; s. 755) it has the following 10 ajjhayaņas :
“खुड्डिया विमाणपविभत्ती १ महल्लिया विमाणपविभत्ती २ अंगचूलिया ३ वग्गचूलिया ४ विवाहचूलिया ५ अरुणोववाते ६ वरुणोववाए ७ गरुलोववाते ८ वेलंधरोववाते ९ वेसमणोववाते १० "
3. Cf. the following sutra of Thana (X):
" दस दसाओ पं० तं० कम्मविवागदसाओ उवासगदसाओ अंतगडदसाओ अणुत्तरोववायदसाओ आयारदसाओ पण्हावागरणदसाओ बंधदसाओ दोगिद्धिदसाओ दीहदसाओ संखेवितदसाओ ।" (सू. ७५५)
The first suyakkhandha of Vivagasuya is known as Kammavivāgadasā.