Canonical Literature Of Jainas

SR No.: 022774
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: H R Kapadia
Publisher: Hindi Granth Karyalay
Publication Year: 1941
Total Pages: 286
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 26 MB

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THE CANONICAL LITERATURE OF THE JAINAS (CHAP, Arunovavāya - This is an ajjhayana dealing with the samaya ( code ) and upapāta of Aruņa, a god. As stated in Nandicunni (p. 49) Aruņa approaches a saint who is engaged in the gunana of this ajjhayana. He then respectfully hears the same from him. On this being completed, he requests that saint to ask for a boon; but the latter declines to do so. Thereupon he circumambulates the saint and returns to his celestial abode. This work is the 6th ajjhayana of Sankhevitadasā, and it is sātisaya (vide p. 82, fn. 6). It was one of the text-books for a Sādhu of 12 years' standing, the other text-books being Garulovavāya, Dharanovavāya, Vesamaņovavāya and Velandharovavāya.
Varunovarāyas, Garulovavāya, Dharanovavāya, Vesamaņovavāya, Velandharovavāya and Devindovavāya.--All these except the 3rd and the last, are also the ajjhayanas of Sankhevitadasā. They have Varuna, Garula, Dharaņa, Vaiśramaņa, Velandhara and Devendra (Šakra ) respectively as the main characters as is the case with Arunovavāya having Aruņa. So it appears that some of the passages of Arunovavāya may be occurring mutatis mutandis in these ajjhayaņas. Moreover, as stated in the Bhāsa (p. 109a)" on Vavahāra (X) Varuņa discharges a scented shower and Aruņa and Garula give gold, when they are so to say invoked.
Utthānasuya and Samutthānasuya-As stated in Nandīcunni (p. 49), when an enraged Sādhu recites Utthānasuya once, twice or thrice, the family, the village or the capital or the like which has offended him becomes desolate. Later on, when he being pacified, recites Samutthānasuya once, twice or thrice, whatever has been desolated, becomes re-inhabited. Such an event is narrated in the case of Damasāra Muni in Ātmaprabodhas composed by Jinalābha 1 This is mentioned in Avassayacunni (pt. 1, p. 35). 2 In this connection, Abhayadeva Sūri in his com. (p. 513b) on Thāna ( s. 756)
observes :-"ogruda a Filofaata ga Hafa” 3 According to Haribhadra Sūri's com. (p. 96") on his own work Pancavatthuga (v.585) this was one of the text-books for a Sādhu of 12 years' standing.
“नागावरुणो वासं अरुणा गरुला य वीयगं देती।
ariaut y at Hent for a fer 118011" 5 See pp. 137-138 of the edition published by Hiralal Hansaraj in A. D. 1909.