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Jaina Literature and Philosophy
( 47 ) लघुरावांवली
( 48 ) योगशास्त्र
( 49 ) भक्तामर स्तोत्र
( 50 ) अजितशान्तिस्तव
( 51 ) भावनाकुलक
( 52 ) नमस्कारफल
( 53 ) श्रावकावधि
fol. 28 to
28b
foll. 28b 31b
fol. 31b; foll. 34 to 35b
foll. 35 to 39a
40b
42a
42a 43b
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Age.- Old.
Aurhor. Not mentioned.
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41a
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Out of these sutras, 1-33 may be said to be constituting what is, roughly speaking, known as Şaḍāvaśyakasutra.
Foll. 8, 9, 11, 24, 25, 32 and 33 are missing; so the corresponding works are incomplete.
Subject. This entire work in Prakrit deals with obeisance to the five Parameşthins and its fruit. It is styled as Mahāśrutaskandha. Each of its first five padas such as नमो अरिहंताणं etc. is looked upon as an adhyayana. The portion following these five adhyayanas' is called culika, and it shows the importance of the five adhyayanas. Some look upon this culikā as redundant. This view is refuted in "Siddhacakra" (vol. IV, No. 3, p. 67). There it is remarked that in that case, the first and the last verses of Logassa, and the verse beginning with ar which forms a part and parcel of Pukkharavaradivadḍhe should be discarded. It is further observed that the last pada of this Mahāśrutaskandha occurs in Mahāniśīthasutra. So those who substitute for are not justified in doing so. An additional criticism is made as under :
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Just as there is in Avaśyakasütraniryukti nikṣepa and sutrasparšikaniryukti respectively in the beginning and end of every adhyayana, so we have beginning and end for these five pādas (adhyayanas). That is why this entire work (Pañcamangala) is designated as Mahāśrutaskandha Vide "Siddhacakra" vol. IV, No 3, p. 67.
