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 EXEGETICAL LITERATURE
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māsamana. Differences of opinion are noted in some places e. g. on pp. 380 and 553 of Pt. I and on p. 147 of Pt. II. On p. 515 we have the well-known story of weighing an elephant, and on p. there is a discourse between Kālaka Sūri' and King Datta about the fruit of a sacrifice.
Anandasāgara Sūri attributes the authorship of Dasaveyāliyacunni to Jinadāsa Gaại Mahatlara in his preface to this work. Herein, too, there are quotations in Saṁskrta? and Prāksta. Several sutras which can be traced to Pāṇini's Astādhyāyī are given here (vide pp. 66, 67, 75, 271-274 etc). Tarangavai is mentioned on p. 109, Avassagacunni on p. 118, Ohanijjutti on p. 175, Pindanijjutti on p. 178, and Anuogadāra on p. 300.
Jinadāsa Gaņi Mahattara has composed Uttarajjhayanacunni-. So says Anandasāgara Sūri who has edited it. In this Cunni at the end, its author has given some account of himself; but, unfortunately he has not mentioned his name. As stated therein, he is one of the pupils of Goväliya Mahattara of Vānija kula, Kodiya gana and Vayara sākhă. In this Cunni we
1 There have been in olden days at least 3 Sūris by name Kālaka. Kālaka I
lived from Vira Samvat 300 to 376. Kālaka II flourished in about Vira Samvat 453. He expounded the nature of nigoda to Śakra. This is what one can infer from Uttarajjhayananijjutti (v. 120); but, according to the
Therāvali (?) given in Pajjosaņākappa, this exposition is associated with Kālaka I. Kālaka III died in Vira Samvat 465 or so. He is said to have gone to an Ajivaka for studying Aştānganimitta (vide Pancakappacunni). He translated the versified prakaranas of the Jaina canon and became the founder of gandikānuyoga. Further he composed a standard work of narration known as Prathamānuyoga. He is the author of Kalaka samhitā dealing with nimittas and associated with lokānuyoga. He transferred the date of paryusanaparvan from the 5th of Bhā drapada to the 4th. He once left his disobedient pupils and went to his grandpupil Sāgara who was in Suvarnabhūmi. Out of these 3 Kālaka Sūris, the one here referred to, may be Kālaka I or he may have nothing to do with any one of these. See Muni Kalyāņavijaya's intro. (pp. 23-26) to
the Gujarātī translation of Prabhāvakacaritra. 2 See pp. 105, 123 etc.
3 See pp. 35, 46, 159, 173, 217 etc. 4 lt. extent is about 5850 ślokas.
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