Sacred Literature of Jains

SR No.: 006969
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ganeshchandra Lalwani, Satyaranjan Banerjee
Publisher: Jain Bhawan
Publication Year: 1999
Total Pages: 250
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 22 MB

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SACRED LITERATURE OF THE JAINS
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Upangas 8-12 form a second group closely connected with each other (see above). They form, as tradition itself asserts, in reality but five chapters of a single śrutaskandha, and are counted as five special texts merely to complete the parallel with the twelve angas. The title of uv, 8 is later on, e. g. in the Vidhiprapā, regarded also as the collective title of all five; and a special name, kappiyao, kalpikās, is allotted to 'uv. 8. In the Nandi all the 6 titles are placed together.
According to the introduction of the avacūrni to the Oghaniryukti (see above, p. 217), the daśapūrvins gained especial honour in performing the meritorious service of composing saṁgrahani to the uvargas (or of composing the uv. and the saṁgr. ? ), and therefore had just claim to the salutation (namukkāra) in the first verse of that Niryukti. Tradition calls Ajja Sama the author of the fourth uvarga. the Pannavaņā ; see verse 4 of the introduction to that uvamga. There is, however, another, who in this passage characterizes himself as the real promulgator, and introduces himself with the word "I".
[377] In the case of the first uvařga, secondary additions are, according to Leumann, clearly demonstrable. The second uvamga appears however to have suffered more, and the present text may, in fact, be a different one from the original. The reader is further referred to my remarks made on angas 8-10 and especially on anga 10,
In the remarks of the redactor scattered here and there in the angas, there were many references to the upāngas, their titles being directly mentioned or the names of particular divisions cited, In the upangas vice versa there is no lack of reference both to the angas and to other upāngas. Apparently we must recognise in these remarks of the redactor a hand aiming at unity (see above, p. 228), -- a hand which has dealt uniformly with the angas and upāngas in that form of the text which both at present possess.
The varying statements in the MSS. in reference to the extent of each of the upangas are as follows : up, 1 has 1320 granthas872—2, 2079,-3.4750, -4,7785-5. (2000 ?)673—6,4454,-7.1600,674_8,12, 1109.
672 The statements vary here e. g. between 1167 (Kielhorn's Report, 1880-81, p. 50)
1200, 1267, 1320 and 1500. Leumann counts 1220. 673 The statement is here omitted ; cf uv, 7. 674 Other statements are : 1854, 2000.