Jain Journal 1993 01

SR No.: 520109
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publication Year: 1993
Total Pages: 57
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Jain Journal, & India
File Size: 4 MB

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schol, says etāny api samprati sūtrato'rthataś ca vyav., yathāgatasampradāyato vacyāni.
The dițțhivaa is stated to have consisted of five parts. The first part is the parikammam, by which, the scholiast says, we are to understand those preparations necessary to grasp the meaning of the sūtras correctly. These preparations are analogous to the 16 arithme. tical operations parikarmāņi which must be understood in order to compute without assistance from others.479 They are divided into 7 groups, each one of which is again divided into various subdivisions, the total number of which is 83. The first two groups have each 14, the next five but Il of these subdivisions, which everywhere bear the same title. They begin, 480 in the case of groups 1 and 2 with the māuyăpayāim, in the case of groups 3.7 with the pădho, Padha doubtless significs "reading"; and the măuyāpadāņi, numbering 46 according to anga 4, 46,- see p. 281,-recall the 46 signs of the alphabet, and therefore deal with preliminary instruction in reading and writing. The statement bambhie naṁ livie chāyālisaṁ māuyakkharāni, which follows immediately thereupon, tends however to invalidate (350) this assumption. Since this statement certainly, though strangely enough (see above, p. 281 note), refers to 46 sounds or signs of the alphabet, the 46 màuyāpadāni which are mentioned immediately before must refer to something else.481 Furthermore since both scholia upon this occasion offer the second of the above-cited explanations of their ignorance, and consequently make no attempt to clear up the names of the 7 groups or of their 84 sub-divisions, it cannot be demanded of us that we do more than follow their example.482
I to be continued ]
479 Schol. on N: parikarma yogyatäpādanan, taddhetuh sastram api parikarma, futra
purvagata-'nuyoga-sutrārthagrahanayogyatās ampādanasamarthāni parikarmāni, yat ha ganitaśāstre samkalitādiny adyāni sodaśa parikarmāni, sesaganitaśutrărtha
grahane samarthànipädana (doubtless orthatā-sampā° ?) samarthāni. 490 The interesting fact becomes here apparent that the text of N is unconditionally
older. See below. 481 It is greatly to be lamented that the MS of Abhayadeya to which I have had
access, is here so corrupt, that nothing definite can be gained from it. The passage reads :-(dit:hivāyassa na chāyālisan mauyāpayā pam, bambhie nam livie chāyā. lisam māuakkharā pam): ditthivāyassa iti dvadāsāṁgas ya, màuyāpaya tri sakalatvahmayasya(?) ak váśadi (akārādi ?) matkāpadānī' va dystivādarthaprasartha(?) nigamah dhovya(?) laksanāni tāni va (tanica) siddhaśreni-manuşyaśreny-ādina. (i e. names of the first two groups of the parikamma) visayabhedeva (dena) kat ham api bhidyamānāni şatohat vāriśnad gavati (bhavamri ti ?) sambhàdhyate (°yyate): tathā bambhie nam livie tti lekhyavidhau 46 mātykāk sarāni, tāni ca.
(see p. 281). 482 Some of these names are not certain since the MSS. vary. Agăsapayāin, keubhūyan.
räsibaddhan, keubhūyapadiggaho refer probably to the domain of astronomy.