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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GENESIS OF THE JAINA SCRIPTURES of a very high order as not only to attract the attention of a Śrutakevalin but to lead him to comment upon it. "
To this list of the Jaina scriptures so far enumerated, may be added works composed by Sthūlabhadra. But we do not know whether he at all composed any work. This finishes the enumeration of the works of one and all the Śrutakevalins. Now we may turn to the works of Daśapūrvadhuras.' Vajrasvāmin is said to be the last in the lot. We do not know if he or any other Dasapūrvadharas except Syāma Sūri who preceded him, ever composed any work. Pannavanā is said to be the work of this very śyāma Sūri.
It may be added in this connection that some of the Sangra. hanīs on Upāngas are compositions of some of the Daśapūrvadharas; for, this is what we learn from Droņa Sūri's com. (p. 3a)3 on Ohanijjutti.
This means that it now remains to examine the question of the works of the Pratyekabuddhas. Some of the ajjhayanas of Uttarajjhayana are said to be the works of some of the Prateyaka, buddhas. Moreover, some of the works known as Prakīrṇakas are attributed to them about which we shall refer to, hereafter.
This rough discussion about the works that can be termed as Jaina scriptures, gives us an idea as to the number of works of which the genesis remains to be attempted. They are:
(1) Avassaya, (2) Dasaveyaliya, (3) Uttarajjhayana, (4) Dasăsuyakkhandha, (5) Kappa, (6) Vavahāra, (7) Sūriyapannatti, (8) Pindanijjutti, (9) Ohanijjutti, (10) Cūliyās and (11) Pannavaņā. 1 This is due to the fact that in this avasarpini, there has not flourished any
such saint who knew 13, 12 or 11 Puvvas. The following lines from Droņa Sūri's com. (p. 3a) on Ohanijjutti may be quoted in this connection :
"अस्यामवसर्पिण्यां चतुर्दशपूर्व्यनन्तरं दशपूर्वधरा एव साता न त्रयोदशपूर्वधरा द्वादशपूर्वधरा एकादश
det at " 2 In Subodhikā (p. 169b) it is said: ." महागिरिः १ सुहस्ती च २ सूरिः श्रीगुणसुन्दरः। श्यामार्यः ४ स्कन्दिलाचार्यों ५ रेवतीमित्रसूरिराट् ६ ।।
श्रीधर्मो ७ भद्रगुप्तश्च ८ श्रीगुप्तो ९ वज्रसूरिराट्। युगप्रधानप्रवरा दशैते दशपूर्विणः॥" 3 The pertinent line is as under:---
"दशपूर्वधरा अपि शासनस्योपकारका उपाङ्गादीनां सङ्ग्रहण्युपरचनेन हेतुना"