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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CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE ĀGAMAS
31 in his com. (p. 63b) on Pakkhiyasutta, he says that Prajñā. pană and Brhatprajñapană are two Upāngas for Samāvāya.' This is rather strange; for, I have not come across any authority who mentions more than one Uvanga for any one of the Angas. Usually we find references wherein only one Uvanga is mentioned for every Anga. It appears that Hiravijaya Sūri has made an attempt to reconcile this difference 3 by saying that Prajñāpanā and Mahāprajñapanā are not two different works. This fails to satisfy me. But at the same time, I am not in a position to explain this situation. Will any veteran scholar of Jainism be therefore pleased to do so. ? :
We shall now examine the exegetical literature of the 12 Uvaigas if that can throw any light regarding their number and their relation with the corresponding Aigas. The earliest com. on Ovavaiyas, - available at present, is composed by Abhayadeva Sūri, the navāngavrttikāras. Therein he simply says that this is the Uvanga of Āyāra, but does not mention its number. The same 1. "तथा 'पण्णवण त्ति' जीवादीनां प्रज्ञापनं प्रज्ञापना। बृहत्तरा महाप्रज्ञापना। एते च समवायाङ्गस्योपाङ्गे इति।" 2 It seems that the following verse of Abhidhānacintamani (kānda II), suggests that only the 1st 11 Angas had each an Uvanga:
"इत्येकादश सोपाङ्गान्यङ्गानि द्वादशं पुनः । दृष्टिवादो द्वादशाङ्गी स्याद् गणिपिटकाह्वया ॥ १५९॥"
From its com. (p. 104) we can infer that Aupapātika is the 1st Uvanga. 3 In Prameyaratnamañjūşă (p. 2a), its author Sānticandra has made the
following observation after he has pointed out as to which Uvanga belongs to what Anga (this is just in accordance with Suhabohasāmāyari):
"अत्र च उपाङ्गक्रमे सामाचार्यादौ कश्चिद् भेदोऽप्यस्ति" 4 This is what I infer from fn. 1 (p. 1b) to Prameyaratnamañjūşā where the following line occurs:
"gifera ATACATSO Trafirargat: (TT:o)"
It may be noted that in fn. 2, on this very page it is said: "getituitofa Fara (étro).” This 2nd fn, is in connection with Candraprajnapti. 5 Some name this work as Uvaväżya. 6 This title is justifiable since he has commented upon Angas 3 to 11 as
the earlier commentaries on these Angas were lost. by his time. In Samvat 1120 he commented upon the 3rd, 4th and 6th Argas, and in
1128 on the 5th. 7 " rand, Tati...... Atqu1AE9959" (p. 14).