Agam 10 Ang 10 Prashna Vyakaran Sutra Panhavagarnaim Terapanth

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

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According to the first tradition, the present Agama has ten Adhyayanas, The Sthānanga Sutra supports it. The Sthänänga mentions the ten Adhyayanas and their headings, such as Nami, Mätanga, Somila, Ramagupta, Sudarsana, Jamali, Bhagali, Kimkaşa, Čilawaka, Pala, and the Ambashthaputtra. These headings are fou d in the Tatwärthavartika also with some variance, such as, Nami, Matang, Somila, Ramagupta, Sudarśana, Yamalika, Kambala, Pala and Ambasthaputtra. Samawayanga mentions ten adhayans without giving their names. The present Agama gives an account of the Antakṛita Kewalis, in groups of ten contemporaries of each Tirthankara. The Jayadhawala, too, supports this statement of the Tatwarthavrātika. In the Nandisutra mention is found neither of the ten Adhyayanas nor of their headings. On this basis, it can be inferred that the Samawayanga and the Tatwärthavarțika maintain the old tradition and the Nandi-Sutra gives the Agama in the form found at present. There are ten Adhyayanas of the first Varga out of the eight Vargas found at present, but their headings altogether differ from the above said. headings, i... Gautama, Samudra, Sagara, Gambhira, Stanita, Aćala Kampilya, Aksetra, Prasenjit and Vişnu. In the 'Sthänängavritti' Sri Abhayadeva Suri acknowledges it as a variant 'Vacna". This shows that the 'Vadna of the 'Nandi' is different from the 'Vaćna found in the 'Samawayanga".
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The word 'Antagada' has two Sanskrit forms-Antakrita and Antakrit. Both have the same sense but 'gada' goes more with the Sanskrit version "Krita' so far as morphology is concerned.
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This Agama gives an excellent account of Vasudeva Kriṣṇa and his family. The Dikša (initiation) and accomplishment of Gajasukamāla, the younger brother of Vasudeva Krisna has been horripiliatingly narrated.
In the sixth Varga, is found an account of the incident occured with Arjuna, the gardener. An accident turned him to be a murderer and the other association made him a saint. It may not be admitted that a man changes with the circumstances and atmosphere, but, even then, it may be accepted that they are the cause of the rise and fall of a man.
1. Tatwarthavartika 1/20
2. Tatwarthavartika 1/20. 3. Sihany Vritti.