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NandiSootra
19.Samabhiroodh, 20.Sarvatobhadra, 21.Prashishya,and 22. Dushpratigraha.These twenty two sutras are of Chhinnachheda nayaaccording to the Jain tradition. The same twenty two sutras areof Achhinnachheda naya according to the school of AjivakGoshalak. And once again the same twenty two sutras are ofthree nayas according to the Trairashik tradition. These same 22Sutras are also of four nayas according to the Jain tradition. Thus it is said that including all, the total number of sutras is 88.
This concludes the description of Sutra
COMMENTARY-Chiunnachheda naya is that where two parts of a statement are not dependent on each other for their meaning, they have independent meaning. For example "Dhammo mangal mukkittham" (Dharma is the best among all auspicious things). This is an independent statement as far as the meaning is concerned. "Dhammo mangal mukktttham, ahimsa sanjamo tavo" (That dharma is the best among all auspicious things which includes ahimsa, discipline, and austerities.) Here the two parts of the statement are dependent on each other for the meaning it conveys; this is an example of Achhinnachheda naya.
This can be inferred that these 22 Sutras have numerous meanings and they conceal within them rules about all substances, all modes, all viewpoints, and all categories. That is the reason that with reference to different nayas they represent different schools of thought, including the Jam as well as others like Abandhak, Trairashik, and Ntyativad.
3- PURVAGAT
Question What is this Purvagat?
Answer-Purvagat is said to be of fourteen types - 1 Utpad Purva, 2. Agrayant Purva, 3 Viryapravad Purva, 4. Astinastipravad Purva, 5. Jnanapravad Purva, 6. Satyapravad Purva, 7. Atmapravad Purva, 8. Karmapravad Purva, 9. Pratykhyanpravad Purva, 10. Vidyanupravad Purva, 11. Abandhya Purva, 12. Pranayu Purva, 13. Kriyavishal Purva, 14. Lokabindusar Purva.
Utpad Purva has ten vastu and four chulika vastu.
Agrayant Purva has fourteen vastu and twelve chultka vastu. Viryapravad Purva has eight vastu and eight chulika vastu. Asti-nastipravad Purva has eighteen vastu and ten chulika vastu.
Jnanapravad Purva has twelve vastu. Satyapravad Purva has two vastu. Atmapravad Purva has sixteen vastu. Karmapravad Purva has thirty vastu. Pratykhyanpravad Purva has twenty vastu. Vidyanupravad Purva has fifteen vastu. Abandhya Purva has twelve vastu. Pranayu Purva has thirteen vastu.
Kriyavishal Purva has thirty vastu. Lokabindusar Purva has twenty five vastu.
[151] MEANING-(In brief) the first has 10, second 14, third 8, fourth 18, fifth12, sixth 2, seventh 16, eighth 30, ninth 20, tenth 15,
[152] MEANING -eleventh12, twelfth 13, thirteenth 30, and fourteenth 25
vastu.
[153] MEANING -the first four Purvas have 4, 12, 8, and 10 chulika and therest do not have any chulika.
Aagam- 44 -NandiSootra
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Compiled by- Deepratnasagar
