Angsuttani Part 03 - Nayadhammakahao Uvasagdasao Antgaddasao Anuttaraovavai Panhavagarnaim Vivagsuya

Author(s): Tulsi Acharya, Nathmalmuni
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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According to the first tradition, the present Āgama has ten Adhyayanas. The Sthāvānga Sūtra supports it. The Sthānānga mentions the ten Adhyayanas and their headings, such as Nami, Mātanga, Somila, Ramagupta, Sudarsana, Jamäti, Bhagāli, Kimkașa, Cilawaka, Pāla, and the Ambaşhthaputtra. These headings are fou'd in the Tatwārthavartika also with some variance, such as, Nami, Mātang, Somila, Ramaguptā, Sudarśana, Yamalika, Kambala, Pāla and Ambașthaputtra. Samawayanga mentions ten adhayans without giving their names. The present Agama gives an account of the Antaksīta Kewalis, in groups of ten contemporaries of each Tirthankara. The Jayadhawala, too. supports this statement of the Tatwārthavrät ka. In the Nandisutra mention is found neither of the ten Adhyayanas nor of their headings. On this basis, it can be inferred that the Samawāyanga and the Tatwārthavarţika maintain the old tradition and the Nandi-Sutra gives the Agama in the form found at present. There are ten Adhyayanas of the first Varga out of the eight Vargas found at present, but their headings altogether differ from the above- said headings. i.e., Gautama, Samudra, Sāgara, Gambhira, Stanita. Alala Kampilya, Aksetra, Prasenjit and Vişņu. In the 'Sthänāngavritti' Sri Abhayadeva Suri acknowledges it as a variant 'Vācnās. This shows that the Väćnä' of the 'Nandi' is different from the Vāćnā' found in the 'Samawäyānga'.
The word 'Antagada' has two Sanskrit forms---Antakrita and Antakrit. Both have the same sense but "gāda' goes more with the Sanskrit version Krita' so far as morphology is concerned.
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This Agama gives an excellent account of Vasudeva Krisna and his family. The Dikšā (initiation) and accomplishment of Gajasukamāla, the younger brother of Vasudeva Krişna has been horripiliatingly narrated.
In the sixth Varga, is found an account of the incident occured with Ariuna, the gardener. An accident turned him to be a murderer and the other association made him a saint. It may not be admitted that a man changes with the circumstances and atmosphere, but, even then, it may be accepted that they are the cause of the rise and fall of a man.
1. Tatwarthavartika 1/20 2. Tatwarthavartika 1/20. 3. Sihany Vritti.