Book Title: Canonical Literature Of Jainas
Author(s): H R Kapadia
Publisher: Hindi Granth Karyalay

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________________ V]. THE EXTANT AGAMAS OF THE JAINAS JĪVĀJĪVĀBHIGAMA1 This Uvanga is divided into 9 sections2 known as pratipattis.3 It deals with the fundamental principles of Jainism, and thus furnishes us with details about the animate and inanimate objects. The 3rd pratipatti contains the description of continents and oceans, and it is looked upon by Prof. Winternitz as an interpolation (vide A His. of Ind. Lit. vol. II, p. 456). The entire treatment in this Uvanga is in the form of questions and answers, as is the case with the 4th Uvanga. PANNAVANĀS 139 This Uvanga is a master-piece of Jaina philosophy. It is divided into 36 sections, each known as paya. Each of these payas deals with one particular topic in all its aspects and may be hence looked upon as a thesis on the subject concerned, in an epitomized form. These 36 payas are named in Prākṛta in v. 4-7. Malayagiri Sūri in his com. (p. 6) on this work mentions their names in Samskṛta. They are: (1) Prajñāpanā, (2) Sthāna, 1 This is styled as ajjhayana in its sutta I. 2 In A His. of Ind. Lit. (vol. II, p. 456) the number of sections has been given as 20. This gives rise to a set of questions: Is this a slip or is it owing to some other method of counting? And, if latter, what is that method? Further 3 This name occurs in Malayagiri Suri's com. on this 3rd Uvanga. more, therefrom we learn the specific names of one and all the pratipattis! They ara Dvividha, Trividha etc. up to Dasavidha. 4 This is the biggest section out of 10. 5 This is styled as ajjhayana in v. 8, and it is referred to in Jivajivabhigama (s. 106). 6 Cf. "पन्नवणा १ ठाणाई २ बहुवत्तव्वं ३ ठिई ४ विसेसा ५ य । वक्कन्ती ६ ऊसासो ७ सन्ना ८ जोणी ९ य चरिमाई १० ॥ ४॥ भासा ११ सरीर १२ परिणाम १३ लेसा १७ कायठिई १८ या सम्मते १९ ओगाहणसण्ठाणा २१ किरिया २२ कम्मे इयावरे २३ | [कम्मस्स] बन्धए २४ [ कम्मस्स] वेद २५ [९] वेदस्स, बन्धए २६ वेयवेयए २७ ॥ ६ ॥ आहारे २८ उवओगे २९ पासणया ३० सन्नि ३१ समे ३२ चेव । भोड़ी ३३ पवियारण ३४ वेदणा ३५ य तत्तो समुग्धाए ३६ ॥ ७ ॥” — Pannavana कसाए १४ इन्दिए १५ पओगे १६ य । अन्तकिरिया २० य ॥ ५ ॥

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