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 141 there is a description of Bhāratavarga (India), and, therein the legends about King Bharata are treated at length. Accordin Leumann (Z. D. M. G. vols. 48 and 82) "they can be called an exactly parallel text to Vişnu-Purāna II and Bhāgavata-Purāna V.” CANDAPANNATTI This work as it is available now, differs very very little from Sūriyapannatti, and such a state of affairs existed at least in the time of Jinaprabha Sūri as can be seen from his Siddhāntāgamastava (v. 26). All the same, since Malayagiri Sūri has commen upon it, and since this work is noted in Thāna (II, 1; p. 126 ), Nandi (s. 44 ), etc., there must have existed in olden days some work of this name, NIRAYAVALISUYAKKHANDHA I use this title to indicate a collection of the 5 Uvangas viz. (1) Nirayāvalia or Kappiyā, (2) Kappavadimsayū, (3) Pupphiya, (4) Pupphacūliyū and (5) Vanhidasā. Dr. Weber and Prof. Winternitz believe that these works are separately counted to make the number of the Uvangas tally with that of the 12 Angas. Each of these five works except the last consists of 10 ajjhayaņas whereas the last has 12. In Kappiya we have lives of Kāla and others, the ten sons? of Sreņika. Similarly Kappavadirsayā deals with the lives of their 10 sons. Pupphiyā describes 10 gods such as the moon, the sun and others, whereas Pupphacīliyā furnishes us with some details about 10 goddesses such as Sri, Hri, Dhrti and the like. · In Vanhidasā we come across legends of the 12 princes of the Vanhi race. Out of them, the 1st deals with Nisaờha (Sk. Nişadha ), son of Balarama and nephew of Krşņa. . NISĪBA This Cheyasutta consists of 20 uddesagas. It deals with the rules governing the life to be led by monks and nuns, and prescribi Vide A His. of Ind. Lit. (vol. II, p. 457). 2 They were killed in their fight with their grand-father Cedaga of Vesāli and have been born in the 4th hell.-Kappiya 3 They have been born in various heavens.-Kappavadimsayā 4 Jarl Charpentier says that the title Nisihà, though traditional, is wrong: it ought to be Niseha.

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