Ardha Magadhi Reader

Author(s): B D Jain
Publisher: Shri Satguru Publications

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( xlix ) 8. Antagadadasáo (Skt. Friptur:) contains. legends ooncerning the pious men who have put an end to their wanderings in the Samsára.
9. Aşuttarovaváiyadasáo (Skt. ngurtauerTRIT:), a very brief work, contains legends about the saints each of whom attained to the highest vimana i.e. heavenly world. --- 10. Paņhávágarayáim ( Skt. agalacgrfa) was originally a work on Palmistry as stated in the Nandi Sútra. But its present recension is of late origin for Malayagiri, the Commentator on Nandí Sútra says प्रश्नव्याकरणदशा इहोकरूपा न दृश्यन्ते, श्यमानास्तु पशाभव. संवरात्मिका इति। In its present form it treats of the inflow and stoppage of karman at length. Abhayadeva, too, was puzzled to find different recensions for he says मद्या वयं शास्त्रमिदं गभीरं, प्रायोऽस्य कटानि च पुस्तकानि । सूत्रं व्यवस्थाप्य ततो विमृश्य, व्याख्यानकल्पादित एवं aal. The language of this Amga as we have it is markedly different from that of the other Amgas.
11. Vivágasuyam (Skt. fara) in two Suyakkhandhas contains stories to illustrate the results of good and bad karman.
12. Ditthivae (skt. Efgang:) is now extinct. It contained the fourteen Púrvas. Its contents are enumerated in the Nandi Sútra.
2. Uvamgas. The term Uvamga seems to be of a comparatively recent date for in the Amgas the word Uvamga denotes Upángas of the Brahmanical literature. The oldest reference to the Jaina Uvamgas
1. Perhaps suten erfare ferestent of the preceding verse is to be read here also.