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XVIII.: GACCHĀCĀRA PRAKĪRṆAKA
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The names of ten Prakīrṇakas recognised as canonical texts, as mentioned in the Painnayasuttaim by Muni Śrī
Punyavijayaji, are as follows:
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Gaṇividya,
Devendrastava, and Maraṇasamādhi.
Catuhśarana, Aturapratyakhyāna, Bhaktaparijñā,
Samistāraka,
Some differences in the names of these Prakirnkas can also be seen. In some works we find Candravedhyaka and Vīrastava instead of Gacchācāra and Maraṇasamādhi, while in some others we find that the Bhaktaparijña has been excluded while the Candravedhyaka has been included." Besides, more than one Prakīrṇakas bearing the same name are also found. E.g. three Prakīrṇakas bearing the name Ãturapratyākhyāna and two with the name Catuḥśarana are found.
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Tandulavaicārika,
Candravedhyaka,
Devendrastava,
Ganividya, Mahapratyakhyāna, and
Virastava.
Preface to Painnayasuttaim Part-I, Muni Punyavijayaji, Mahāvīra Jaina Vidyalaya, Mumbai, Ed. I, 1984, p. 20.
Abhidhāna Rajendra Kośa, Part-II, p. 41.
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