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PAPROXOXOPPALONORORONOA ONYARCELONONONOMONLOPRONUS synopsis) and Samavatar (assimilation). In the second door of disquisition, nikshep (attribution), the method of understanding fundamentals from four angles—Naam (name), Sthapana (notionale installation), Dravya (physical aspect) and Bhaava (essence or mental aspect) has been explained. The third door of disquisition is Anugam (interpretation) and the fourth is Naya (viewpoint or aspect). After mentioning two principle categories of Anugam their sub-categories have been described. Then in the door of Naya seven nayas (viewpoints) have been mentioned at length
Thus, Anuyogadvar Sutra describes the method of understanding the scriptures and logical and methodical style of elaborating them with the help of four doors of disquisition (Anuyogadvar). RELEVANT REFERENCES : MENTION OF ANCIENT WORKS
In the description of four dvars (approaches) of Anuyoga, one finds ample material of cultural and historical importance. Its study provides a variety of information about the religious, historical, geographical and cultural conditions in ancient India. The religious and philosophical material includes description of six dravya (entities), attributes of Jiva (the living), the body, its shapes, its structure (sansthan), life-span of beings and many other such topics.
This work has mentions of 19 famous books of non-Jain literature (aphorism 49). For instance, Ramayana, Mahabharat, Kautilya, Vaisheshik philosophy, the precepts of the Buddha, Lokayat, Puranas, grammar etc. The then prevailing tradition about the time of reading and reciting Ramayana and Mahabharat has also been mentioned But it is strange that though Ramayana and Mahabharat have been mentioned, there is no mention of Shrimadbhagavata with them or otherwise. This indicates that Shrimadbhagavata was written after Anuyogadvar Sutra. MUSIC AND MUSICAL NOTES
The description of seven Svars (musical notes) in an interesting and lucid style is a special feature of this work (aphorism 260). Samaved describes music. Similarly musical notes, their places of origin and other related topics have been mentioned in detail in this work. It employs its own original style of description.
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