Agam 26 Prakirnak 03 Maha Pacchakhana Sutra

Author(s): Sagarmal Jain
Publisher: Agam Ahimsa Samta Evam Prakrit Samsthan

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PREFACE : XVII
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Ārādhanā Patākā, Dvipasāgara Prajñapti, Jyotisakarandaka, Anga Vidyā, Siddha Prābhrta, Sārāvali, and Jīvavibhakti.
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Although there exists some difference of opinion regarding the number and the nomenclature of the Prakirnakas, it is very clear that the Mahāpratyākhyāna-Prakirnaka has found a place in all the available lists and classifications.
Also, though the Prakirnakas enjoy only positions of secondary importance in the scheme of canonical literature, if we examine their contents with regard to their spiritual contents and the ancient origin of their languages, some of them appear to be even more important than some of the mainstream canonical texts. Amongst the Prakirnakas there are ancient ones like Rsibhāsita, etc, which are of an older origin than the ancient canonical texts such as the Uttarādhyayana and the Daśavaikālika."
Mahāpratyākhyāna Prakīrnaka -
Mahāpratyākhyāna-prakīrnaka (Mahāpaccakkhānapainnayani) is a poetic composition in the Prākrta language. Its very first mention was found in the Nandisutra and the Pāksikasūtra. In both these works the Mahāpratyākhyāna-prakīrṇaka
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Regarding the ancientness of Rsibhāsita see ‘Rsibhāsita Eka Adhyayana' by Dr. Sagarmal Jain, Prăkrta Bhāratī, Jaipur.