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 CANONICAL LITERATURE OF THE JAINAS
attributed to the last part of the Drstivāda. The Vasudevahindi, too, solemnly professes to be derived from the prathamānuyoga portion of the Drstivāda, but it need hardly be pointed out that the Jain version of the Brhatkathā is not likely to have formed part of one of the oldest works of the Jain canon.”
In my humble opinion, Ditthivāya got lost as its major portion Puvvagaya was extremely diffcult to be remembered and studied in view of its gamasand bhangas, the latter requiring a great deal of the mathematical ability to grasp them. In short, this 12th Anga was a hard nut to crack.
With this digression, if it can be so called, I shall once more take up the thread of the Svetāmbara trend of thought and notice what it has to say regarding the loss of works other than Ditthivāya already referred to. Turning to Ayāra we find that out of the nine ajjhayanas3 which form its first suyakkhandha, Mahāparinnā, its seventh ajjhayaņa4 is lost at least by the time of Silānka Sūri; for, he has mentioned this loss as a reason as to why he is not commenting upon it. It is rather strange that at least some of the verses, if not all, which form a part of the Āyāranijjutti and which are said to pertain to this Mahāparinnā, are preserved and are seen printed in the editions of Ayara containing its Nijjutti and Siānka Suri's commentary. It is difficult to say for certain as to when this Mahāparinnā, got lost. It seems to be extant at least in the time of Vajrasvāmin; for, he restored the extinct ākāśagamini 1 Cf. " foi m ai ? feffaruit, 3773 Dalfstaj " -Nandi (s. 44). In this
connection, in Nandīcunni (pp. 46-47) it is said : " S ETT at fara fatto
दुगादिसतम्गसो पढिज्जमाणं गमितं भण्णति, तं च एवंविहं उस्सण्णं दिट्ठिवाए." 2 See my introduction (p. xiii) to Garitatilaka published along with Simhatilaka Sūri's
com. in G. 0. Series as Vol. LXXVIII. 3 Cf. the following verses occurring in the Āyaranijjutti :
“सत्थपरिण्णा १ लोगविजओ २ य सीओसणिज ३ सम्मत्तं ४ । तह लोगसारनामं ५ धुयं ६ तह महापरिण्णा ७ च ।। ३१ ।। अट्ठमए य विमोक्खो ८ उवहाणसुयं ९ च नवमगं भणियं ।
Sun Grenet TRIKOT AHIT I BP!!" 4 See fn. 3. It is however the 9th ajjhayana according to Samavāya (s. 9). From
Indsche Studien (Vol. XVI, p. 251 seq.) we learn that Nandi, Āvassayanijjutti and
Vidhiprapā, too, say so. - S. B. E. (XXII, intro. p. XLIX). 5 "अधुना सप्तमाध्ययनस्य महापरिज्ञाख्यस्यावसरः, तच्च व्यवच्छिन्नमिति कृत्वाऽतिलघ्याष्टमस्य सम्बन्धो वाच्यः ।" 6 Cf. "Harfuung Part TEET 3T AT TEITHIUT dualar" -Avassayacuņni (pt. I, p. 394)