Sambodhi 1972 Vol 01

SR No.: 520751
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1972
Total Pages: 416
Language: English, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Sambodhi, & India
File Size: 11 MB

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Dalsukh Malvania
Lord Mahavira in this part is called 'Muni' (153, 159) which put bim in the Uno with other such 'munis'
Here we find the use of 'Arahanta Bhagavanta' (126) and Jinehin (55) which shows that there were many such persons who were called aruhanta or Jina and Lord Mahavira was one of them
The epithet of "Araha' was also used for the Buddha and the use of this term was not absent in the Vedic literature But when this word was used frequently for their leaders by the Sramanas the word was dropped by the Vedics
Like Mahana the term 'Veyavi' was also 10 vogue in ancieat days for the learned and so it is used in such a senso in the Acaringa (139) Such is also the case with the term Ania (146, 207, 179) 'Mahest' (160) and Medhavi (191) The term Vina' though used (162) in Acūrānga part I it is surprising that it is not used with special reference to Lord Mahavira
Sattha (188) though used only once for Mahavira 19 such that it was frequent for the Buddha
To conclude, we can say that bere Muni, Mahana, Nayapufta, Vira, Nahavira and Bhagawath, these terms were the main epithets for Lord Mahavira, Bat we must bear in mind that here also the epithest Tirthankara is nol wed
In Pall Pitaka, as we have seen, Lord Mahavira is refered to again and again by the terms savahtū and savvadassi but here in Acaranga we do not come across such terms, Instead, we find the terms such as abhinnayad ahsane 9 1 11), Ayayacakkhhi Logavipassi (3) paramacakkhu (150) alvilja (3 2 9), savvasamanndgayapannina (155), Anelisannant (9 1 16) Some of these terms may convey the meaning of Omniscience but it is significant that the proper term Savannu 18 not used We will see that this torm is frequent in later literature of the Jainas, so we may not be wrong if wo conclude that this term is introduced in the period later than the time of the Acaranga part I and this will show that the Acaranga part I is oarlier than the portions of Pali-Pitakas in which this term occurs for Mabavira
Sūtrakstanga Part-I
In Sūtraktyoga part I wo see further development Here we can have the common epithets like Samana and Mahana, but many more are added ind some of the early epithets have become names in this part of the Sutrakpanga In Acaranga Vira and Mahavira were simple epithets but in