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
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AVASSAYA This has got six sections known as Sāmāïya', Caüvīsatthava”, Vandanaya', Padikkamana', Kaisscaggas and Paccakkhāna. It is difficult to say as to which suttas rightly constitute this Mūlasutta. It is however possible to believe that the suttas explained or alluded to in the Avassayanijjutti belong to the Āvassaya. See p. 47. The suttas treated by Haribhadra Sūri in his com. on this work are as under:
(१) करेमि भंते, (२) लोगस्स, (३) वन्दणगसुत्त, (४) चत्तारि मंगलं, (५) चत्तारि सरणं, (९) चत्तारि लोगुत्तमा, (७) इच्छामि पडिक्कमिउं जो मे देवसिओ (८) इरियावहियमुक्त, (९) समणसुत्त, (१०) इच्छामि ठाइउं काउस्सग्गं जो०, (११) तस्स उत्तरी, (१२) मन्नत्थ, (१३) अरिहंतचेइआणं, (१४) पुक्खरवर, (१५) सिद्धाण बुद्धाणं, (१६) इच्छामि खमासमणो ! उवडिओमि भभितर०; (१७) पक्खियखामणा, (१८) सम्मत्तालावग सातिचार, (१९-३०) एगादिवय सातिचार, (३१) संलेहणाविचार and (३२-३५) पचक्खाण.
Out of these (1) belongs to Sāmāüya, (2) to Caiivīsatthava, (3) to Vandanaya, (4) to (9) to Paddik:kamana, (10) to (18) to Kāiissagga and (19) to (35) to Paccakkhāna. But it should be noted that (14) and (15) are not the real constituents of Avassaya.
It may be observed that the 1st 3 suttas are printed in Roman characters along with their German translation in Übersicht über die Āvas'yaka-Literatur which is a splendid work of the late veteran scholar Leumann. This will be hereafter referred to as Av. Lit. An exposition of this Avasyaka-Literature is reserved for the next chapter. So the reader may refer to it or to D. C. J. M. (vol. XVII, pt. III, pp. 132-137). In the end I may add that from Senapraśna (p. 202) it seems that Āvassaya is a composition of Śrutasthavira; but, on its p. 51a7 it is expressly said that there is every possibility of its being that of a Ganadhara. Cf. p. 47.
1-6 These may be roughly translated as (i) equanimity of mind, (ii) eulogy
of the 24 Tirthankaras, (iii) veneration (of the teacher), (iv) confession
and expiation, (v) indifference to body and (vi) abstinence from food etc. 7 The pertinent lines are as under:
“आवश्यकान्तर्भूतश्चतुर्विशतिस्तवस्त्वारातीयकालभाविना श्रीभद्रबाहुस्वामिनाऽकारीति आचाराङ्गवृत्तौ द्वितीयाध्यायनस्यादौ तदत्र किमिदमेव सूत्रं भद्रबाहुनाऽकारि सर्वाणि वा आवश्यकसूत्राणि कृतान्युत पूर्व गणधरैः कृतानीति किं तत्त्वमिति प्रश्नः । अत्रोत्तरम्-आचाराङ्गादिकमङ्गप्रविष्ट गणभृद्भिः कृतम्,