Doctrine of Jainas

SR No.: 011097
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Walther Shubring, Wolfgang Beurlen
Publisher: Motilal Banarasidas
Publication Year: 1978
Total Pages: 309
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 17 MB

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DOCTRINE OF THE JAIN AS dvandva with the a lengthened at the end of the first member, comp. Anga 10. WEBER was wrong in taking the name as Jnātņdharmakathā. Gommatasāra, Jiv. 355, speaks of Nāhassa Dhammakahā. nāya (jnata) acc. to Thān. 253b and Dasav. nijj. 51-85 is a story serving as an example, while dhamma. kahā means a sermon or lecture. Of the 2 suyakkhandha the first contains the nāyāım, whereas the second is said to be the dhammakahão. But, actually, there is no more than 1 kathā multiplied over 200 times, with various places and names. This feature, frequent in the Siddhanta, must be taken as an attempt to attain completeness where materials were not at hand. In the case of Nāy. the great number of repetitions may reflect an intention of giving the second suy. a similar size as had the first. Prose along with Vedhas in most of the nāya. In the following lines no reader will expect more than the skeleton
1. suyakkhandha. 1. Ukkhitta. Intending to become a monk Prince Meha in his resolution is strengthened by Mahāvīra telling him how, in a previous existence, he himself, being a strong elephant, patiently protected a hare seeking refuge below his own lifted foot. 2 Samghadaga. Dhamma, a merchant, being thrown into jail and chained together with the murderer of his little son, kindly shares his meal with him. 3. Anda. Sāgaradatta impatiently breaks an egg hatched by a peacock, while Jinadatta patiently waits until it is hatched out. 4. Kumma. One turtle is killed by a jackal because it exposed itself to the danger, another one, being cautious, remained unhurt in its shell, since it waited until the beast had gone. 5. Selaga. King Selaga, converted to monkhood by Suya, a disciple of Aritthanemi, had grown weak owing to the hardships, but was strengthened by the encouragement given him by Panthaga, his former minister. 6. Tumba. A gourd cased with eight layers of clay will sink to the bottom when thrown into water, but will rise to the surface when the clay has dissolved Just so the soul when released from its Karman burden will rush up from Samsāra to the place of the Siddhas.7. Rohini, Rohini, in contrast to her four careless sisters, shrewdly sows and cultivates 5 corns of rice (cp. Matthews chap. 25; Luke 19). 8. Princess Malli, by means of drast c simile contrasting beautiful