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goddess is identified as the panhavāyaranavidvā, the vidvā venerated in the Panhavävarana (not to be confused with the vidyādevis of later times). The Sanskrit title Prasmartākurana, however, can be found in chapter colophons of the commentary.'
As the commentator states, the composer of the text was a Kevalin. This is contrasts with the traditional belief that the whole set of twelve angas was composed by the Ganadharas, who are counted among the Kevalins.
The text deals with the praśnavidyā in a rather complex way. It is divided into at least 33 short chapters, some of which are further divided into sub-chapters." Some contents of the text, mainly those related with articulation and pronunciation can have significance far beyond the scope of the praśnavidyā.
Here I present a list of all sections of the text:
vargaracanăprakarana voninirdeśaprakarana śiksāprakarana uttarādharaprakarana abhighātaprakarana nasamjñāhhedaprakarana jīvacintāprakarana i. manusvādhikūra
Section on formation of series [of aksarus] on indication of root [aksaras] on articulation and pronunciation (of aksaras) on superior and inferior (aksaras) on abrupt articulation on names and varieties of living beings on investigation into living beings Sub-section on human beings
bhagavado mahadi manāvīravaddhamanahuddhassa I namo jiņāņain namo savvo v jināņam namo panhaa varunavijjādevadie namo sarassadie | mama hidayam pavissa I cakklum parissa | jibbhan parissa I pucchaassa mutham pavissa l amgapadamga pavissa sarisaya savvam mama aisaantam asamaena savvaväinitam udara 2 ida manijame suvannajäle jaassa vijae maravähini svähā ... namo bhagavadie mahadi mahavidvãe annadāe pānadāe giri 2 ru 2 mavūravāhini svāhā (fol. 149r3-v1, 149v3
14 Thus runs the final colophon of the commentary: darśanajyotir nāma praśnavyäkaranatikā samāptäh (sic) li o ll krti (sic) jīvabloginah dvitīvam cāsya nāma sāradattetill oll (fol. 149r2-3).
15 As reported in the Svetambara tradition, each of the eleven Ganadharas composed a separate sct of twelve argas but only the gana of Sudharman continued, so all available arigas belong to him and his guna
"". The Stharangasūtra states that the Praśnavvākarana consisted of ten adhyayanas, however, the other two sūtras cited in the beginning of the article claim that it consisted of one śrutaskandha and 45 adhyavanas
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| SR No. | 022773 |
| Book Title | International Journal Of Jaina Studies Vol 01 To 03 2005 To 2007 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Peter Flugel |
| Publisher | Hindi Granth Karyalay |
| Publication Year | 2008 |
| Total Pages | 202 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 19 MB |