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Jaina Literature and Philosophy
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Author of the two Cúlikās.- Sīmandharasvāmin according to the
Jaina tradition. See p. 96 as well as Haribhadra Sūri's com
mentary (p. 279 ) on Daśavaikālikasütra. Subject.-- The text which is styled as Dasakāliya and Dasaveyā
liya' as well, has ten chapters. Their significant titles are as under:
( 1 ) gar, ( 2 ) APSF, ( 3 ) HitEur, ( 4 ) Testaat, (5) QuS GOTT, ( 6 ) HERREUT, ( 7 ) TIPE, ( 8 ) Barefont, ( 9 ATHAT and ( 10 ) min.
Eulogy of dharma, firm faith in it, the code of discipline, ahimsā, rules and regulations pertaining to bhikṣā, rules of conduct in details, purity of speech, advertedness, discipline and the qualities of a good saint respectively form the main topics of these. chapters.
For a summary of the contents of these ten chapters in Sanskrit see Keith’s Catalogue No. 7503 which deals with a Ms. styled as“ apartea tu fãos:”.
In a Gujarāti article published in - Jaina prakāśa" (vol. XXII, No. 14, dated 17-2-35), we find the following information :
In the first chapter there is a detailed exposition of the twelve upamās given to a Jaina ascetic in Anuyogadvāra. The second chapter resembles the 22nd chapter of Uttaradhyayanasūtra, and that some of the gāthās are also common to both. The third chapter seems to be based upon Niśītha etc. The fourth agrees with the 24th chapter of Acäränga. The fifth appears to be a paraphrase of Pindaisaņā, the ist chapter of the 2nd part of Ācārānga. The sixth deals with the 18 siksās referred to in Samavāya (XVIII). The seventh is an exposition of bhāşă dealt with in the 13th chapter of the 2nd part of Acărānga. The eighth has several topics in common with the eighth chapter of Sthânănga. The ninth can be compared with the
1 Somc interpret this as "ten chapters preached at the time of evening". Compare “The.Daśavaikälikasútra, a study" (p. 91) Patwardhan, 1933.
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