Descriptive Catalogue Of Manuscripts Vol 17 Part 03

SR No.: 018118
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hiralal Rasikdas Kapadia
Publisher: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
Publication Year: 1940
Total Pages: 568
Language: English
Classification: Catalogue & Catalogue
File Size: 30 MB

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III. 4 Malasatras
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The view that Gañadhara is the author of the Avaśyakasutra is expressed in Gujarati in the introduction to “sfira R$ 19TEAT” pt. I. This view is refuted by Sukhlal in a book-let " नवकारमंत्र या पंचपरमेष्ठी अने आवश्यक # afHTË TEFT (Tigraf HE TUA f)” published by Sri Jaina yuvaka sevāsamāja, Ahmedabad, in Samvat 1983.
Anandasāgara Súri, in his introduction to his edition of Avaśyakasūtraniryukti and. Malayagiri Sūri's commentary says that Gañadhara is the author of the Āvašykasútra.
Subject.- This is a mulasútra as stated in Keith's Catalogue.
It deals with several sútras which are associated with six āvaśyakas! So Şaļāvaśyakasūtra may be roughly defined as a collection of the sūtras to be daily uttered twice, once in the morning and once in the evening, while performing the six essential duties (āvaśyakas) viz. (1 ) sämāyika, (2) caturvimsatistava, (3) (guru )vandana, (4) pratikramana, (s) kâyotsarga and ( 6 ) pratyakhyāna. The propriety of this order is discussed in Siddhacakra (vol. IV, No. 9, pp. 201-202.) In this issue, it is explained why pratikramaņa is used as a synonym for a collection of the six āvaśyakas.
Şađāvaśyakasūtra given in this Ms. consists of a number of sūtras. They are as under :
1 As regards the synomyms of Avaśyaka, its importance, its six divisions, and their explanation etc. in Gujarāti see my “ Arhatadarśanadipika " pp. 822-829.
2 H. D. Velankar strikes a different note in his work “A Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrta and Praksta Mss. in the library of B. B.R. A. S." (vols. III-IV). For, there (p. 397), he mentions as one of the six avaśyakas, caityavandana instead of caturvimšatistava. Moreover he mentions the six ävasyakas in the following order:
Caityavandana, Kayotsarga, Guruvandana, Sāmāyika, Pratikramana and Pratyakhyāna.
He supports this statament on p. 397 by saying: “This is the order in which they are given in the Mss.” Furthermore, on p. 399 he identifies Vandittu sutra with Pratikranianasutra.