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ASPECTS OF JAINOLOGY VOL-VII
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siksăvrata are described in the Aupapātikasūtra, but तएणं समणे भगवं महावीरे आणन्दस्स गाहावइस्स Munishri has mentioned only siksavrata in his Hindi ...
commentery of the Upāsakadašānga. Though earlier he तएणं समणे भगवं महावीरे आणन्दस्स गाहावइस्स तीसे used the reading of the Aupapatikasutra in the
Upāsakadaśânga in such a manner, that it looks like an The above investigation has raised. Some
original reading of the Upāsakadaśānga, but the concept
of Guņavrata is not so ald and that fact has been fundamental problems viz. I. The concept of Gunavrata
supported in his Hindi commentary of the is as old as the Upāsakadaśanga, II. This concept is not so old as the Upāsakadaśānga, III Guņavrata is a later
Upāsakadaśānga. To for eliminate the ion of this
problem we can see below that reading of the concept of the vows, and Iv. It is a developed concept. If we try to discuss on all these points, we have
Aupapātikasūtra too :
__ अगारधम्म दुवालसविहं आइक्खइ, तं जहा - १ पंच अणुव्वाई, २. following findings :- Now, the question is which one of the above volumes is correct. whether those which
तिण्णि गुणव्वयाई, ३. चत्तारि सिक्खावयाई । पंच अणुव्वयाइं तं जहां contain that reading wherein Gunavrata incited are
........ I fafuut Tuloq4T5, JET 6. 3TUAGE.THU, . correct or those volums are correct which do not mention taley, c. 3041794HUT if firalaus Ethat reading. On the basis of only one reading we can ATHIŞTİ, P. HCM , Ø. E 82. not conclude like this and also not raise the question of sufferifer....... ! 3710TT BRET 4951 the authenticity of those editions. Here, we can only T he above mentioned reading of the Aupātika sūtra try to find out the sources of that reading. Because, if is reconciled with that reading used by Madhukar Muni it is not an original reading of the upăsakadasnga, it and Ghasilalji in their editions of the Upāsakadasanga. means it is an addition and has some sources.
Acārya Tulsi has mentioned the name of the Aupapatika According to the Jain scholrs the Gunavrata is rather sutra in the foot note of the Upásakadašārga. ofcourse new and developed concept. As the upāsakadasānga is Acharya Tulsi has accepted the modern Research very old and this concept should not have been methdology but Madhukar Muni and Ghasilali belive mentioned in it. Here we quote the view of Dr. S.M. in traditional methods. Jain, an eminent Jain scholar?." The divisions of There is a tradition that a reading or verse may be Gunavrata and siksāvrata came in existence after the interpolated in any Agama, if that reading or verse composition of the Upasakadaśānga and the possess the word 'Jaab'. This traditional methods for Tattavārthasūtra. Those Jain scriptures mentioning such addition or completion of a reading is widely accepted types of division are not so old. They are composed by the editors of the Āgamas. Thus Muni Madhkarji after those two scriptures". Thus we opine that the and Gahsilalji both have used this methdology in their reading of the upāsakadaśärgathat mentions the concept editions of the Upāsakadaśānga and completed the of Gunavrata is not an original reading of this Agama. reading. We quote those reading of the Opāsakadasanga It is a later interpolation.
containing the word 'Jaab' as follwos." Now, we would like to find out the sources of this
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On the basis of the above discussion we can Muni not only shows a direction but also creates an
conclude that Gunavrata is not described in the academic problem. The concept of Gunavrata and
Upāsakadaśānga. If some editions of this text mention
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