Agam 06 Ang 06 Gnatadharma Sutra Nayadhammakahao Terapanth

Author(s): Tulsi Acharya, Nathmalmuni
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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But, from its 'Panhāwāgaranadasāsu paragraph, it may be inferred that the Samawāyanga accepts the traditional ten Adhyayanas of the present Agama, The said paragraph tells us that Pratyeka Buddhabhāsita, Atāryabhāṣita, Viramaharşi-Bhäşita, Ādarśa-Praśna, Anguștha-Praşna, Bāhu-Prašna, Asi-Praśna, Mani-Praśna, Kșauma-Praśna, Aditya-Praśna etc. have been dealt with in the Praśna-Vyakarana-Dasā'. These headings can well be compared with those of ten Adhyayanas mentioned in the Sthānānga. Though the Uddeśana-Kālas have been mentioned as fortyfive, the exact number of the Adhyayanas cannot be decided definitely. The tcaching of the Adhyayana on a deep topic could he spread over for many days.
According to the Tattwärtha vārttika many queries have been expoucded in this Agama , depending on cause and inference by 'Āksepa' and Viksepa'. Also the Laukika (sccular) and Vedic Arthas have been ascertained in it.
The Jayadhawalá notes that this Agama narrates the Naşta, Musti, Cintā, Labha, Aläbha, Sukha, Dukkha, Jiwan and Marana with the help of the four kinds of fables, ic, Aksepani, Prakṣepani, Samvejanī, and Nirvedani, as well as purporting a query.
The contents of the Āgama, as mentioned in the said works, is not found today. What is found covers the five Aśrawas (Hinsă, Asatya, Caurya, Ābrahmaćarya and Parigraha) and the five Samwaras (Ahimsa, Satya, Aćaurya, Brhmatarya, and Aparigraha) only. The Nandi does not make mention of it at all. The Samawäyānga mentions the Adhyayanas beginning from Acārya-Bhāşita, while the Jayadhawala gives an account of the four kinds of fables beginning from Akşepani. It may be inferred that the known contents of the Āgama formerly were in the form of the queries and subsequently, the Icarning of query etc. being lost, the remanent part formed the present Āgama. It is also likely that the old form of the present Āgarna being lost, some Āćarya composed it a fresh. The Vacna' of this Agama given in the Nandi, does not narrate the Aśrawas and the Samwaras, but the Curni of the Nandi does it. Likely it is that the Cürnikära did it on the basis of the present form of the Agama.
1. Tattwarthavarttika 1/20. 2. Kasayapa huda part I, page 131. 3. Nandi Sutra with the Curni on page 12