Agam 26 Prakirnak 03 Maha Pacchakhana Sutra

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

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XVIII : MAHĀPRATYĀKHYĀNA-PRAKĪRNAKA
is mentioned under the category of 'Extra-essential anytime studiable canonical text (Āvaśyaka-vyatirikta Utkālika Śruta)."?
Introducing the Mahāpratyākhyāna-prakirnaka, it has been said in the Päksika-vrtti - “Mahāpratyākhyānani atrāyani bhāvah sthavirakalpikā vihārenaiva sanilīdhāh prānte 'naśanauccāram kurvanti, evemetatsarvani savistaram varnyate yatra tanmahāpratyākhyānani p. Meaning that the text that contains a detailed description of the form and procedure of the fast unto death th it is voluntarily adopted by the Sthavirakalpi monks (monks living in monastic groups) in extreme old age and who are, therefore, unable to carry out their monastic practices, is called Mahāpratyākhyāna.'3 Thus, we see that the Pākskasūtra vrtti contains the description of the end-vow of voluntary peaceful death – Samādhimarana to be adopted by the monks of the Sthvira-kalpa and it is silent about the issue of accepting the end-vow of Samadhimarana by those of the Jinakalpa (Monks practising much advanced and severe monastic practices all by themselves. Such monks went about alone and didn't live in monastic groups).
In the Nandī–cūrni, the Mahāpratyākhyāna-prakirnaka has been introduced as – “ Therakappenani Jinakappena vā
!? A. “Ukkāliani anegaviham pannattam tam jabā - 1. Dasavcāliam... 29. Mahāpaccakkhānani, evamai
- Nandīsūtra, Madhukaramuni, pp. 161-162. B. “Namo tesim khamāsamanānam .... angabāhiram ukkāliyam
bhaga-vantam | Tam jahà Dasaveālian (1) ...Mahāpaccakkhā nai (28)
- Pāksikasūtra, Devacandra Lalbhai Jaina Pustakoddhara, p. 76. 13 Pāksikasūtra vitti, p. 78.