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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commentaries has been written on the Agamus. But several have been lost by this time. Out of them the following may be here tentatively mentioned:
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(1-3) Nijjuttis on Suriyapannati', Isibhasiya and Pancamangalasuyakkhandha, (4-5) Bhasa and Cunni on the last of these, (6-8) Cunnis on Nisiha, Mahanisiha and Jiyakappa, (9) Padalipta2 Suri's com. on Joisakarandaga3, (10) Gandhahastin Suri's com. on Ayāra, (11) Jinabhata's com. on Avassaya, (12-13) Haribhadra Sūri's com. on Avassaya, and one on Pindanijjutti, (14) a com. on Suyagada, (15-23) Silanka Suri's commentaries on Angas III-XI, (24) Malayagiri Suri's com. on Jambuddivapannattis, (25) Maladharin Hemacandra Suri's tippanaka on Nandi and (26) a com. on Ovaväïya."
As already noted, Samskṛta commentaries on the Agamas are here spoken of as Tika. This name is applicable to the Samskṛta commentaries to the non-Agamika literature, too. There are other names which are used in both the cases e. g. (1) vṛtti, (2) vivṛti, (3) vivarana, (4) vivecana, (5) vyakhyā, (6) vārtika, (7) dipikā, (8) phakkika, (9) avacuri, (10) avacārni, (11) arthalava, (12) akṣarārtha, (13) balavabodha, (14) panjikā, (15) tippanaka, (16) paryaya and (17) chāyā. Out of them the avacuri and the following are not big commentaries; but they are more or less explanatory notes. This finishes the discussion about the commentaries of Agamus. So I shall now say a few words about those who have written super-commentaries. Kotyācārya is perhaps the 1st amongst them in case we neglect Bhasas and Cunnis and the extinct Tikās.
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com. on
Quotations from its Nijjutti are given by Devabhadra Suri in his Sangrahani, a work of his guru Śrīcandra Suri. See Mr. M. D. Desai's work (p. 254) noted on p. 147.
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He is the author of Kalajnana, Prasnaprakasa, Nirvanakalika etc.
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See (p. 26) of Malayagiri Suri's com. on it.
4 Śilanka Suri in his com. (p. 1a) on Suyagada says: “afe qafq aftya:" Believing that this com. is not a Cunni, I take it to be extinct.
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In Catalogue of Mss. at Jeselmere (p. 19) it is said: " " If this inference is correct, this name should be dropped.
See D. C. J. M. No. 1099.
I have excluded from this list Jinabhadra Gani's com. on Visesa since there is a M. of this work in Jesalmere. Vide Catalogue of Mss. at Jesalmere (p. 19).
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