________________
160 THE CANONICAL LITERATURE OF THE JAINAS
[CHAP. In the beginning there are 47 verses. Out of them, the 1st is an eulogy of a Tīrthankara. This is followed by two verses whereby Lord Mahāvira is praised. Then we have 14 verses which glorify the Jaina church (Sangha) by comparing it with a city, a wheel, a chariot, a lotus, the moon, the sun, a sea, and Mandara (Meru) mountain. Verses 18-19 mention the rames of the 21 Tirthankaras of the present Avasurpiņi, as is done in Viālupannatti (II, 6; s. 676). Similarly verses 20–21 supply us with the names of Lord Mahāvira's 11 Gunadharas. In v. 22 his śāsana is extolled. Verses 23-43 form a Therāvalī. Herein the following 27 saints are praised:
(1) Subamma, (2) Jambū, (3) Pabhava, (4) Sijjambhava, (5) Jasabhadda, (6) Sambhūya, (7) Bhaddabāhu, (8) Thūlabhadda, (9) Mabāgiri, (10) Suhatthi', (11) Bahula, (12) Sāï, (13) Sämajja, (14) Saņdilla, (15) Jiyadhara?, (16) Ajja Samudda?, (17) Ajja Mangu, (18) Ajja Nandila khamaņa, (19) Ajja Nāgahatthi“, (20) Revaïnakkhatta, (21) Bambhaddīvaga Siha, (22) Khandila, (23) Himavanta, (24) Nāgajjuna, (25) Bhūyadinna, (26) Lobicca and (27) Dūsa Gaņi.
Verse 44 deals with 14 illustrations which deal with various types of pupils. It occurs as v. 1454 Kappabhāsa. This is followed by 3 versess which point out the 3 types of the audience viz. intelligent, unintelligent and foolishly puffed up. Then we have mostly in prose a detailed ex position of the five kinds of knowledge. In the end there are 5 verses some of which occur in Visesão, too.
Deva Vācaka, pupil of Dūsya Gani is looked upon as the author of this work, and some identify him with Devarddhi Gaņi kşumāśramaņa. 1 "सुहत्थिस्स सुद्वित-सुप्पडिबद्धादयो आवलीते जहा दसासुते तहा भाणियव्वा, इह तेहिं अहिगारो नत्थि ।
Effea 39 af 1"- Nandicunni (pp. 6-7) 2 Some believe this to be an attribute of Sandilla.-Ibid., (p. 7) 8 He is spoken of as aartafafast147 by Haribhadra Süri in his com.
(p. 16 ) on Nandi. 4 He is said to be an author of a grammar or Praśnavyäkarana, Bhangika,
and Kammapayadi.-Ibid., p. 16 5 Out of them, the 1st two may be compared with v. 366 and 367 of
Kappabhasa and the 3rd tallies with its v. 371.
