Agam 26 Prakirnak 03 Maha Pacchakhana Sutra

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

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XXX: MAHAPRATYĀKHYĀNA–PRAKĪRŅAKA
Digambara tradition had committed in not accepting the Ardhamāgadhi canonical literature of the Śvetāmbaras, possibly the same is being repeated by the Sthanakavāsī and Terapanthī traditions in not accepting the Prakirnakas. The ill effect of this folly is that these two traditions are being deprived of the study of the wealth of spiritual knowledge that promotes right monastic conduct, penance and renunciation. We should be open minded enough to evaluate the contributions of these works in promoting spiritual development of the aspirant spiritual practitioners. On studying them, if it is felt that they contain useful information, we should be open minded enough to accept them as canonical works and encourage their study and instruction even if they contain some information that is against our (Sthānakavāsī and Terapanthi) traditional belief.
The Manuscripts Used In The Editing Of Mahā-pratyakhyāna Prakīrṇaka -
The original text of the present work has been taken from Paiņṇayasuttāimi edited by Muni Śrī Punyavijayajī and published by Mahāvīra Jaina Vidyalaya, Mumbai. Muni Śrī Punyavijayaji had used the following manuscripts/copies in deciding upon the text of this Prakīrṇaka;
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palm-leaf copy belonging to Śrī Hemacandracārya Jaina Jñana Mandir, Patan and obtained from Sangl vipādā Jaina Jñāna Bhaṇḍāra. Ham A copy belonging to Śrī Ātmārām Jaina Jñāna Mandir, Badauda obtained from the collection of manuscripts of Śrī Hamisavijayaji Mahārāja.
A copy of a ms belonging to the collection Acarya Śrī Sāgarānandasūrīśvarajī
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venerable
Mahārāja.