Book Title: Anekantajay patakakhyam Prakaranam Part 2
Author(s): Haribhadrasuri, Munichandrasuri
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra
View full book text
________________
INTRODUCTION
XX*
The ending portion is noted on this same page as below:
“गोसभणिओ य ति(वि)ही इय अणवरयं तु चिट्ठनाणस्स । भवविरहबीयभूओ जायइ चारित्तपरिणामो ॥ १२० ॥
दर्शनसप्ततिकाप्रकरणं समाप्त !" As suggested in the opening verse, this Pāïya work explains in verse the religion to be practised by the Jaina laity. This work is different from Darsanasuddhi (No. 23), though, this, too, deals with right faith.
(29) Dhammasangahani' This work is so named by Haribhadra himself in v. 3. It is composed in Pâïya in 1396 verses. It deals with various topics such as the definition of dharma and its niksepas? (connotations or aspects ), refutation of the Carvãkas, establishment of the existence of the souls and its characteristics, exposition of the eight kinds of karman, attainment of right faith, its varieties, distinguishing features, five kinds of knowledge, Pows of the clergy, establishment of omniscience and bliss in liberation. Verses 919–920 practically expound TS (I, 10) according to the doctrine of anekāntavāda'. This work is thus
i This work along with the com. has been published in two parts in D. L. J. P. Fond Series in 1916 A. D. and 1918 A. D, respectively.
The bare text of Dhammasangahani along with those of Uvaësapaya, Uvaësamala, Kammapayadi, Jioasamāsa, Joisakarandaga, Pañcasargaha and Pañcāsaga is published in Rşabhadevaji Kosarimalaji Samsthä, Rutlam in 1928 A.D. This samsthā has also pablished an alphabetical index of this Dhammasangahagi and those of the following nine works in 1929 A, D.:
Uvaëaapaya, Uvaësamāla, Kammapayadi. Jivasamāsa, Jožsakarandaga, Pañcavatthuga, Pancasarigaha, Pancāsaga and Pavaya
Dasāroddhāra. 2 For explanation see The Jaina Religion and Literature (pp. 137
142 ). This work will be hereafter noted as JRL. 3 This subject is treated in Ātmasiddhi and Dansanasuddhi (No. 23 ) 4 Se. JRL (Ch. XIII). 5 Ibid., pp. 101-103. 6 This topic is treated in Sarvajñasiddhi, too. 7 For other details about topics see p. sv of this intro. 8
No Haat: 1 9 Ses p. 323& & p. 323b of the com. where this topic is slacidated.
