Agam 05 Ang 05 Study Of Bhagvati Vyakhya Prajnapti Sutra

Author(s): Suzuko Ohira
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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Rajaprasniya Aupapatika Nandi Anuyogadvara Surya-Candra p. Sthana
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Acording to Deleu's analysis, the Bhagavati absorbs (1) practically the entire Prajnapana contents, (2) major portions of the Jivajivabhigama (i.e., nearly the whole Third Pratipatti which includes the Duipasagara p., a part of the Second Pratipatti and the last section of the Fifth Pratipatti, which excludes the parts already covered by the Prajnapana, and (3) nearly the whole Jambudvipa p. (i.e., Vaksaras I-VI and a part of Vaksara VI). It means that the Bhagavati absorbed all these Pannatti texts belonging to the late canonical age in order to avoid unnecessary duplications, which implies that this incorporation was made on the whole with a definite intention and plan.
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References made to other canonical texts by non-X-sutras in Satakas I-XX are: (1) direct reference to the Samavaya (V.5.202; F-2-3, fifth stage); (2) indirect references to the Sthana (V.7.219 N.D.; C-1d-3, fifth stage), (VI.2.271; D2a-2, fifth stage), (VI.8.295 N.D.; C-1d-1, fifth stage), (V1.2.315; C-la, fourthfifth stages), (V1.8.338; D-2a fifth stage), (X VI.6.578 N.D.; F-1-1, fifth stage), (XVI.7.632; D-2a-2, fourth-fifth stages), and (XX.8.675-81; F-2-2, fifth stage); (3) indirect reference to the Vyavahara (V1.8.339; D-2b-1, second stage onwards); and (4) direct reference to the Daś as rutaskandha (X.2.398; D-2b-1, second stage onwards). This implies that the Bhagavati absorbed several texts belonging to the late canonical stage from the Sthana in the main. It should be noted, however, that the absorption of the other canonical texts started in the earlier stage, i.e., the second stage onwards.
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Bhagavati contains a number of heretical texts, non-dialogue texts and story texts including an independent story called the 'Tejo nisarga', besides numerous fragmentary dialogue passages consisting of Satakas I-XX and systematic treatises consisting of Satakas XX I-XLI. Heretical texts are gener lly composed with the intention of demonstrating the supremacy of the Jaina Sect among the then philosophical schools pertaining to the relevant theoretical problems. Heretical texts also include those involving Ganga's nihnava issue.
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Story texts in the Bhagavati are largely of three groups, i.e., (1) those expressing, in some way or other, the theoretical problems of various topics on jivaajiva in the guise of stories in order to edify the lay followeres, (2) those showing the early Jaina church history pertaining to MV, his family, relatives, disciples, dissident and rival, and (3) mythological stories. The first two