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Obeisance to Lord Mahavira Vardhamana.
Obeisance to the Sthaviras, the possessors of the Disquisition.
ANUOGADDARAIM
(The Doors of Disquisition)
composed by Śrī Aryarakṣita Sthavira. [Sutta 1: Benediction]
1. (In Jainism), the knowledge is stated to be fivefold, viz. (a) perceptual cognition (abhiņibohiyaṇāna), (b) scriptural knowledge (suyanana), (c) clairvoyance (ohiņāna), (d) telepathy (manapajjavaṇāna) and (e) omniscience or perfect knowledge (kevalanana).
[Suttas 2-5: Disquisition on Avassaga proposed]
2. Of these varieties of knowledge, the four (viz. perceptual cognition, clairvoyance, telepathy and omniscience) are to be left out, are worthy of being left out, are not ordered for study, are not prescribed for firm study, are not prescribed to be taught to others. (In the present), only the scriptural knowledge comes up to be ordered for study, to be prescribed for firm study, to be prescribed to be taught (to others) and to be subjected to disquisition (for others).
3. If the scriptural knowledge comes up to be ordered for study, to be prescribed for firm study, to be prescribed to be taught (to others) and to be subjected to disquisition (for others), does the scripture included in the Amgas (amgapa vittha) come up to be ordered for study, to be prescribed for firm study, to be prescribed to be taught (to others) and to be subjected to disquisition (for others); or does the scripture that is outside the Amgas (amgabahira) come up to be ordered for study, to be prescribed for firm study, to be prescribed to be taught (to others) and to be subjected to disquisition (for others) ? The order for study and so on might the scripture that is included in the Amgas and the outside the Amgas (amgabahira). But with
relate to bothscripture that is to the present
reference
context,
(what comes up is) the disquisition on what is outside the
Amgas.
4. If there come up the order for study, etc., of the scripture that is outside the Amgas, do they, viz. the order for study, etc.,
