Comparative Study of Mantrashastra

SR No.: 006575
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Mohanlal Bhagwandas Jhaveri
Publisher: Sarabhai Manilal Nawab
Publication Year: 1944
Total Pages: 376
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, L000, & L020
File Size: 21 MB

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JAIN MANTRAVADA AND CAITYAVASIS : SRI VAJRASWAMI
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Mantras. * As such Achārya he was expected to summarise or cull out important matters from the Pūrva in which he was the last man versed. Naturally, therefore, to Vajraswāmi are ascribed such works in the nature of summaries from the Pūrva literature styled Prābhịtas. He was such a great Mantrasiddha that his name like that of Sri Gautamaswami is invoked for obtaining food and other necessaries of life.Ş
• We have described above (pp. 152 ff. supra) Sārūpikas and Siddhaputras. It would appear that they were in existence much prior + to the rise of Caityavāsis and were probably concerned with the preservation and carrying on of the Mantric and Naimittika tradition of the ancient Pārsvāpatyas and Naimittikas. They also appear to have existed side by side with Caityavāsis as appears from Sri Haribhadrasūri's Sambodha Prakaraṇa. All the same they influenced Caityavāsi practices both being practitioners of Mantra, Vidyā and Nimitta. The real difference between Caityavāsis on the one hand and Sārūpikas and Siddhaputras on the other is that the former inspite of some of their lax practices were Sādhus while the latter were not. As Sādhus, Caityavāsis had their predecessors in the five kinds of lax Sādhus (of whom Kusīlas practised Vidyās, Mantras and
x Yativīşabha the author of Tiloyapannatti, a work well-known amongst the Digambara Jains, refers to 'Vairajasa'as the last of Pahnasamaņas (v.70); and Prof. Hiralal Jain of Amraoati the learned author of the Introduction to and one of the Editors of Şațkhandägama considers that this reference may be to Arya Vaira mentioned in Svetämbara works as the latter mention him as possessed of Padánusāri Labdhi a miraculous power connected with intellect, which quality is also included in the term Pahnasamana see Avaśyaka-Niryukti V. 767 "TEA Byoutig are cagh OPACITA I
af $3 AGAT, 9210afé AA II" SThe Mantra is:' नमो भगवते श्री वज्रस्वामिने सर्वार्थ सिद्विसंपन्नाय स्थानं भोजनं वस्त्रार्थलाभं देहि२ स्वाहा' + Hemacandrācārya describes Närada as a Siddhaputra who would break up a sacrifice if the idol of Sri Jina were not kept underneath the sacrificial post. See Parisistha Parva, biography of Sri Prabhavasūri.