Kartikeyanupreksha

SR No.: 090248
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kumar Swami
Publisher: Paramshrut Prabhavak Mandal
Total Pages: 589
Language: Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Religion
File Size: 19 MB

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KĀRTTIKITĀNUPRDEŞA
bag clearly used the term bhavana. The Kattigeyanuppekkhi uges both the terms ( gathăş 87, 94) though anuprekşi seems to be preferred. In the Maru nascerahi the term bhavana has practically taken the place of anspreksa; and in later literature it went on becoming more and more popular.
f) CONCLUDING REMARKS
From the above survey it is obvious that the Anupreksa, first as an attendant clause of meditation and then as a part of religious study, bas grown in popularity in Jainz literature from the earliest to the latest times. What were stray topics of Sramanic or uscetic poetry, quite suited to Jaina ideology, were soon codified and enumerated in twelve Anuprekes; and this pattern is found convenient to staff itself with ideas conducive to renunciation (say as in the sostira-a.) und to the elaboration of Jaina dogmatical details (as in the darauf, etc, and in the lokaa.). Apart from independent treatises and substantial expositions, manuals of conduct for monks and laymen, nurrative tales and Parāṇas and even stylistio Kāryas have given place in thern to the exposition of Anuprekę. In fine, in the growth, propagation and elaboration of Jaina ideology, the exposition of Anupreksās has come to develop an important branch of literature in Prakrit (including Apabransa), Sanskrit, Kannada and other modern Indian languages.'
g) COUNTERPARTS OP ANUPREKŞA IN BUDDHISM
Jainism and Buddhism have much in common in their ethical outlook and moral fervour: in fact, both of them belong to the sanie current of Indian thought, the Sremaņic culture. It is natural, therefore, that ideas corresponding to Anuprek is, individually and collectively, are found in Buddhismo as well.
1) Yoldcdra VIII. 73 : ** T a rt GT frau fagi MART 7 .
2) For list of works on Apupreka or Bbāyana the following sources may be consalted: The Jaina Granthoai (Bombay 1908), pp. 180 cto.; H D . VELANKAR: Jinorainekofa, (Poona 1044 ) and- Bhduard, Deādaia-Anteprvksi-Bhönant etc.; A. N. UPADHYO: Pravesanasāra ( Bombay 1935), Intro. p. 89 foot-hote; H. R. KAPADIA: Bára Bhdeandnu Sahitya, Sri-Jaina-Satyaprakasa (Ahmedabad 1948 ) XIII, pp. 101 ft; AGAEAOHANDAJI NAATA, lbidem XXI11. 5, 9, 12 eto; K K. HANDIQUI: Yakastilaka and Indian Cultura (Sbolapur 1949) pp. 200 f. Professor HandtQui has shown how Abuprękąă toples have Nerved a good theme for Jaina Religious Poetry; and Somadave's woount of them may be regarded as one of the earliest attempts to expound them in Sanskrit instead of Prikrit verit