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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KĀRTTIKIYINUPLIESI
Syami Kumāra is essentially learned author, steeped in Jaina principles; naturally, though he deals with these topics like a moralist poet, he has stuffed his discourses with manifold details whereby the Kasttigeyānuppekkhd (K) bas become a veritable compendium of Jainism. Some outstanding Contexts of topical discussion are listed below :
Desoription of Hellish, Sub-human, Human and Divine grades of existorce 84-61; Five kinds of hellish miseries 34-35; Samsāra of five kinds 66-72; Two grades of Kaşayas 90-92; Definition of the causes of Savara 96-99; Two kinds of Nirjara 104; Nirjark on the ladder of Ganesthānas 106-8; Loka and its extent 118-21; Jivas: Ekendriya varieties 122-27; varieties of those having more Ludriyaş 128-42; details about living being outside the hun tur!!17.75; Fize of the Jiva and its relation with knowledge 176–87; Jiva, as karti and bhukta 188-91; three kinds of Jiva 192-200 ; Jiva und Karman 201-4; Pudgala, its varieties 205-11; Dharma, Adbarma Akala and Kala 212-223; Anekånts, character of vastus-Drevye, Guņa and Paryżya-which is endowed with origination, permanence and destruotion 224-46; Jňâna and Jõeya 247-56; Five kinds of Jhāna 257-62; Nayas and their definitions 263-78; Sāgåra dharma, its twelve stages and their individual elaboration 305 eto.; Samyagdrati and his characteristics 307 eto.; Vratas : Anuvratas 331-40; Gagavratas (with five varieties of Anarthadanda) 341-51; Sikşãyrata, 352-69; Anagara-dharma and its ten varieties 393-409; Himped 405 f.; Punya 410 f.; Samyaktva and its eight characteristics; Dharps glorified 426-37; Tapas and its twelve types 498 f.; Four kinds of Dhyana 478 f.
The above topics are noted with an object that specialists in various branches of Jainologioal study may be able to shed more light on the sources from which Srāmi Kumāra has drawn his material, and on his inflaonoe on subsequent authors. What is done above is a modest and limited attempt. An exhaustive study in various directions will not only enable us to have a correot estimate of the scholarship of Svami Kumira but also to put inore definite limits for his dute which is not satisfactorily settled as yet.
f) ITS AUTHOR The current belief is that the author of this treatise, Baras Anwekkha, is Kārttikeya or Svāmi Kārttikeya ; und from this the work hag come to be named Karttikeyanuprekød. In the text the author give very meagre information about himself in this way (489-91):
1) For earlier observations on the author and his date pee: P, BAKALIYAE Srama. Kartikeyannaksi, Preface, Bombay 1904; HIBALAL; Credogue of Sk. and t'k, MBS.201 the