Agam 03 Ang 03 Sthananga Sutra Part 02

Author(s): Abhaydevsuri, Jambuvijay
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Vidyalay

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FOREWORD
It gives me immense pleasure, to place before the students and scholors who are interested in jain canonical literture, the second part of the critical edition of the Sthananga-Sūtra with the oldest available Sanskrit commentary composed by Achrya Abhaydevasūri in VikramaSamvat 1120.
The text of the Sthananga-Sūtra critically edited by us was already publised by Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya in 1985 A.D. with variant readings in foot-notes and with many appendices etc.
The same text has been adopted here, though some slight changes have been done where it was important, moreover an old palm-leaf manuscript was found in Bhandarkar Oriental Reserach Institute, Pune, which is also consulted here. In some cases it is unique. We have done some changes in the text according to this ms. where it was quite necessary. Some variant readings have been given in the footnotes from the same as भां० ।
To understand the text, the commentary is most necessary. So we have added the commentary composed by Achārya Sri Abhayadeva Sūri in Vikrama Samvat 1120. This is the oldest commentary. Abhayadev Sūri commented on nine Angasūtras, Viz. PAIK, HARIF, rad (@tufa), ज्ञाताधर्मकथा, उपासकदशा, अन्तकृद्दशा, अनुत्तरोपपातिकदशा, प्रश्नव्याकरण, विपाकश्रुत. So he is well-known as Talstatichr. He is reputed as a great authority. The FEHF is devided in ten Adhyayanas. To understand the text, 37446auf quotes many verses or words from other authentic works, hence this commentary is like an occon.
As this is a very big work, we have thought to publish it in three parts. The first part containing 1-2-3 adhyayanas has already been published recently. Now the second part containing 4-5-6 adhyayanas is being brought out. The third part will contain 7-8-9-10 adhyayanas and many appendices.
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