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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I may add that since Nisīha is mentioned in the Āyaranijjutti" by Bhadrabāhusvāmin, it is not later than this work of his. But it is difficult to say whether it is his composition or that of a Ganadhara, and in the former case whether it prece les any of his 3 works viz. Dasā, Kappa and Vavahāra, which, in the opinion of some Ācāryas, form one śrutaskandhai.
It may be mentioned that in the kāliya-suya group we come across the following names in a serial order: --
Dasā, Kappa, Vavahāra, Nisīhu and Mahānisīha.
This suggests that probably originally there were these 5 Cheyasuttas only, and that in course of time Pañcakappa was reckoned as the 6th Cheyasutta, and when it was lost, it was replaced by Jiyakappa of Jinabhadra Gaņi.As stated in the ending portion4 of the Bhāsa on Jiyakappa, this Jiyakappa represents the essence of Kappa, Vavahära and Nisīla.
Whatever may have been the number of the Cheyasuttas in the beginning, it appears that at least one work of this type must
1st place from the stand-point of pūrvānupūrvi and the 12th place from that of pascānupūrvi, when Dasă is taken into account. The pertinent verse is as under:
"दुण्हं अणाणुपुवी न हवइ पुवाणुपुन्विओ पढमं । पच्छाणुपुग्वि बिइयं जइ उ दसा तेण बारसमं ॥२६६॥" While commenting upon this verse Malayagiri Sūri says on p. 81:
"केचिदाचार्याः प्राहु:-कल्प-व्यवहार-दशा एकश्रुतस्कन्धः, तन्मतेन यदि दशा अपि गण्यन्ते तदा पूर्वानुपूर्व्या प्रथमं पश्चानुपूर्व्या द्वादशमम्." 1 "आयारस्स भगवओ चउत्थचूलाए एसा निज्जुत्ती । पंचमचूलनिसीहं तु सा य उवरि भणीहामो॥"
-D.C. J. M. (vol. XVII, pt. I, p. 7) 2 If Pascakappa is a part of the Bhāsa on Rappa as suggested on p. 37,
its enumeration as the 6th Cheyasutta must have taken place after its
having attained a status of being looked upon as an independent treatise. 3 He is the author of (i) Visesävassayabhasa, (ii) its com.in Samskrta, (iii)
Sanghayani popularly known as Byhatsangrahani, (iv) Khetta samäsa, (v) Visesanavai, (vi) Jhānasaya and perhaps (vii) & Bhāsa on Nisiha. He
is said to have died in Vira Samvat 1115. 4 The pertinent verses are as undur:
"अप्पग्गन्थमहत्थो इति एसो वण्णिओ समासेणं । पंचमतो ववहारो नामेणं जीयकप्पो त्ति ॥ कप्प-व्यवहाराणं उदहिसरिच्छाण तह णिसीहस्स । सुतरतणबिन्दुणवणीतभूतसारेस णातव्चो॥"