Arhat Vachan 2002 01

SR No.: 526553
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Anupam Jain
Publisher: Kundkund Gyanpith Indore
Publication Year: 2002
Total Pages: 108
Language: Hindi
Classification: Magazine, India_Arhat Vachan, & India
File Size: 7 MB

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Dutta'. The origin of this school goes to long back. Now, I am quoting some references from Jain Purānas which indicate that the first Tüthankara Lord Rsabhadeva himself taught Number System (Amka Vidyā) to his younger daughter Sundart. We know that he taught script (Lipi Vidya) to his elder daughter Brahmt. विभुः करद्वयैनाभ्यां लिखन्नक्षरमालिकाम्। उपादिशल्लिपिं संख्यास्थान चाडैरनुक्रमात्॥ 104॥ ततो भगवतो वक्त्रान्नि:सृतामक्षारवलीम्। सिद्धं नम इति व्यक्तमङ्गलां सिद्धमातृकाम्।। 105 11 अकारादिहकारान्तां शुद्धां मुक्तवलीमिव। स्वरव्यञ्जनभेदेन द्विधा भेदमुपेयुषीम्।। 106 ।। अयोगवाहपर्यन्तां सर्वविद्यासु संतताम्। संयोगाक्षरसंभूतिं नैकबीजाक्षरैश्चिताम्।। 107 ॥ समवादीधरद् ब्राह्मी मेधाविन्यतिसुन्दरी। सुन्दरी गणितं स्थानक्रमैः सम्यगधारयत्।। 108॥
In Purana - sara-Saigraha Acarya Damanandi writes that -
वाम हस्तेन सुन्दर्यां गणितं चाप्यदर्शयत्॥ One more reference of Adipurana, ch. - 16, indicates the existence of mathematical operations during the period of Lord Rsabhadeva.
प्रस्तार नष्टमुदिष्टमेकद्वित्रिलघु क्रियाम्।
- संख्यामयाध्वयोगं च व्याजहार गिरापतिः।।' In the Svetambara tradition of Jaina Dharma we also find many references. It is an established fact that at the time of Candragupta, about 300 B.C., during 12 year famine, Svetambara sect came into picture. In the Svetambara tradition, in connection of 72 arts, we find the quotation -
लेहाइयाओ गणियप्पहाणाओ
i.e.Script etc. but full of mathematics. In otherwords we can say that they accept that all the arts are full of mathematics. The technical word used for mathematics in Svetambara tradition is Samkhyana (संख्यान). In Vyakhyaprajnapti (Bhagavati Sutra) knowledge of Samkhyāna is essential for all the Jaina Monks (Sadhus). In the lane of twelve amgas, third one is Sthānānga, which is also known as Thānam and preserved in the Svetāmbara tradition. We find an important verse (No. 747) related to the topics of Samkhyāna.
दस विधे संखाणे पण्णत्ते तं जहा परिकम्मं ववहारो रज्जु रासी कलासवन्ने य जावंतावति वग्गो धनो ततह वग्गवग्गो विकप्पोत॥
Types of Samkhyāna are 10, which are following -
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