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 EXTANT AGAMAS OF THE JAINAS
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ANUTTAROVAVAÏYADASA This is the 9th Anga. It is divided into 3 vaggas, each of which is further subdivided into 10, 13 and 10 ajjhayaņas respectively.' It deals with the lives of persons who after their death, were born as gods in Anuttaravimānaand who will therefrom descend to this world, will attain a human birth and will achieve final emancipation. In short, it treats about Ekāvatārins, most of whom are the sons of King Seņiya. It may be noted that the kathās given here are not everywhere complete, but portions of the former ones are referred to, in short, in the latter ones. In the 3rd vagga we have a description of Dhanya's body immensely reduced on his having practised austerity. This description begins with his feet and ends with his head. The last sutta mentions some of the noble attributes of Lord Mahāvīra.
PANHĀVĀGARANA This work somehow looked upon as the 10th Anga is divided into 10 ajhayanas, out of which the 1st five deal with āsrava and the last five, with samvara. We find herein names of anărya tribes (s. 4) and those of 9 grahas. The contents of this work widely differ from those of Panhāvāgarana noted in Țhāna and Nandi. In Nandî this work is said to have consisted of 108 praśnas, 4 108 apraśnas and 108 praśnápraśnas, vidyātisayas and discourses of saints with Nāgakumāras, and other Bhavanapatis. Malayagiri Sūri interprets praśnas, apraśnas and praśnăpraśnas as under:
"या विद्या मन्त्रा वा विधिना जप्यमानाः पृष्टा एव सन्तः शुभाशुभं कथयन्ति ते प्रश्नाः तेषामष्टोत्तरं शतं, या पुनर्विद्या मन्त्रा वा विधिना जप्यमाना अपृष्टा एव शुभाशुभं कथयन्ति तेऽप्रश्नाः तेषामष्टोत्तर शतं, तथा ये पृष्टा अपृष्टाश्च कथयन्ति ते प्रश्नाप्रश्नाः"
Thus it will be seen that the extinct work mostly dealt with vidyās and mantras.
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For their names see p. 107, fn. 4. Cf. "gazinufair at ay talaga at ng atiqalabastr:",
-Siddhasena Gani's com. (p. 91) on Tattvärtha (1, 20) In s. 21, we have 60 synonyms for ahimsā. Cf. " Garcia afarga H ar o al 995UTTOT."
--Siddhasena Gani's com. (p. 91) on Tattvärtha (1, 20)
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