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 EXTINCT ÄGAMAS OF THE JAINAS In Jaina Granthāvali (p. 16) it is said that there were 3 vacanās of Mahānisīla. Out of them only the byhadvācană is available now.'
So far as Pascakappa is concerned, it is not available now; but its Cunni and Bhāsa exist.
Turning to Pażnnagas we find that only very few are available at present. For, firstly, out of 14,000 Painnagas, only 60 have been specifically mentioned in Nandi, and so probably a majority of them were lost in those days. Secondly, out of these 60 works, 12 kāliya works are lost. Their numbers are 11, 12, and 16–25. The following 5 additional kāliya works noted in Pakkhiyasutta are also lost:
Asīvisabhāvarā, Ditthīvisabhāvanā, Cāranabhāvanā, Mahāsu. minabhāvanā and Teyaganisagga.
Turning to Nandi, we find that 14 ukkāliya works are lost by this time. Their numbers are 2, 3, 4,9,10, 17, 18, 19, 21 and 23-27.3 From Pakkhiyasutta, no additional information can be had. Thus, in all 17 kaliya works and 14 ukkāliya works are lost so far as Nandi and Pakkhiyasutta are concerned. Taking Vavahāra (X) into account, we find that Utthānapariyāvaniya and Thimiņabhāvanās ૧ “બૃહતટિપ્પનિકામાં એની લgવાચના, મધ્યમ વાચના અને બૃહદ્વાચના એમ ત્રણ વાચના
અનુક્રમે શ્લો. ૩૫૦૦-૪૫૦૦-૪૫૪૮ ની નોધી છે, પણ હાલમાં એની બૃહદ્વાચના જ Gavध याय छे." 2 For their names see p. 25.
See p. 26. 4 “२० तिवासपरियायस्स समणस्स निमान्थस्स कप्पइ आयरपकप्पे नाम अज्झयणे उद्दिसित्तए । २१ चउवास.
परियाए कप्पइ सूयगडे नाम अङ्गे उद्दिसित्तए । २२ पञ्चवासपरियाए कप्पइ दस-कप्प-ववहारे उद्दिसित्तए । २३ अट्टवासपरियाए कप्पइ ठाण-प्तमवाए उद्दिसित्तए । २४ दसवासपरियाए कप्पइ वियाह नामं अङ्गे उद्दिसित्तए । २५ एक्कारसवासपरियाए कप्पइ खुडियाविमाणपविभत्ती महल्लियाविमाणपविभत्ती अचूलिया वग्गचूलिया वियाहचूलिया नाम अज्झयणे उद्दि सित्तए। २६ बारसवासपरियाए कप्पइ अरुणोववाए गहलो. ववाए धरणोववाए वेसमणोववाए वेलंधरोववाए नामं अज्झयणे उद्दिसित्तए । २७ तेरसवासपरियाए कप्पह उहाणपरियावणिए समुट्ठाणसुए देविन्दोववाए नागपरियावणिए नाम अज्झयणे उद्दिसित्तए । २८ चोदसवासपरियाए कप्पइ द्विमिणभावणा नाम अज्झयणे उदिसित्तए । २९ पन्नरसवासपरियाए कप्पइ चारणभावणा नाम अज्झयणं उद्दिसित्तए। ३० सोलसवासपरियाए कप्पइ आसीविसभावणा नाम अज्झयणे उद्दिसित्तए । ३१ सत्तरसवासपरियाए कपइ दिट्ठीविसभावणा नाम अज्झयणे उद्दिसित्तए । ३२ एगूणवीसवासपरियाए कप्पइ दिट्ठीवाए नामं अङ्गे उदिसित्तए । ३३ वीसवासपरियाए समणे निग्गन्थे सव्वसुयाणुवाई भवइ ।"
Instead of giving the pertinent portion, I have here given the entire sutra as it throws light as to what works were known and probably even existed at least when Vavahara was composed; for, they form a curriculum.
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