Jainism Key to Reality

SR No.: 007600
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Shuganchand Jain
Publisher: Digambar Jain Trilok Shodh Sansthan
Publication Year: 2011
Total Pages: 416
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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Q.1.20.1 A.I.20.1
How is verbal / scriptural knowledge ( rutajn na) acquired? The verbal / scriptural knowledge is acquired after mind-based knowledge. It is therefore called as knowledge by testimony and not by acquaintance.
Q.1.20.2 A.I.20.2
How many kinds of scriptural knowledge are there? There are two or many as well as 12 types of scriptural knowledge indicated in the scriptures.
Q.1.20.3 A.I.20.3
What are the two types of scriptural knowledge? Inner-corpus (Amga pravista) and external-corpus (amga b hia) are the two type of scriptural knowledge.
Q.1.20.4
A.I.20.4
How many different types of external-corpus scriptural knowledge are there? Da a Vaik lika, Uttar dhyayana are some of the many types of scriptures belonging to amga b hia.
Q.1.20.5 A.I.20.5
How is it said that scriptural knowledge is of 12 types? There are twelve limbs of internal-corpus / Amga pravista.
Q.1.20.6 A.1.20.6
Which are the twelve limbs of internal-corpus?
c ra, utra-ksta, Sth na, Samy ya, Vy ykhy - Prajñapti, Jñatadharma - kath, Up sak ddhyana, Amta-krâștada , Anutttopp dika, Pra navy karana, Vip ka-sutra, Drstiv da are the twelve limbs of Amga pravista.
Q.1.20.7 A.I.20.7
How many parts are there of Drstiv da? Five namely: Parikarma, S tra, Prath m nuyoga, P rvagata and C lik.
Q.1.20.8 A.I.20.8
How many sub divisions of Parikarma are there? There are five sub divisions of Parikarma, namely: Vy ykhy - Prajñapti, Dvipas gara Prajñapti, Jamb dvipa Prajñapti, S rya Prajñapti and Candra Prajñapti.
Q.1.20.9 A.I.20.9
How may sub divisions are there of S tra and Prath manuyoga? There is only one type / part of both S tra and Prath manuyoga.
Q.1.20.10 A.1.20.10
How many divisions and their names are there of the C lik? It has five divisions namely: Jalagat ; Sthalagat ; M y gat ; and R pagat
k agat
Q.1.20.11 A.I.20.11
How many parts are there of Prvagata? It has fourteen parts namely: Utp dap rva, Agr yaniya, Vry nuprav da, stin stiprav da, Jñ naprav da, Satyaprav da, Atmaprav da, Karmaprav da, Praty khy nan p rva, Vidy nuprav da, Kaly nan - v da, Pr n v da, Kriy vi lap rva and Lokabindus ra.
Q.1.20.12 A.I.20.12
How many different parts of external-corpus are there? Fourteen namely: S m yika, Stava, Vandan , Pratikramana, Vainayika, Kệtikarma, Daśavaik lika, Uttr dhyayana, Kalpavyava-h ra, Kalp kalpa, Mahākalpa, Pundarika, Mahāpundarika, Asītikā (Nişidhikā).
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