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THE CANONICAL LITERATURE OF THE JAINAS
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s. 89'), Nāyādhammakahā (I, v; s. 55), Ovavāżya (s. 772) and Pajjosánakappa ( s. 83). Its authoship is attributed Āsuri.4.
Madhara (Sk. Mathara ) is the name of the commentator of Sānkyakärikā. He is placed in the 1st century A. D. by some scholars whereas some think that the correct date is cir. 500 A. D.5 The word Madhara here used means a work of Māthara and seems to be his com. above referred to.
Purānn stands for any one or more of the well-known 18 Purīnces which must have a date earlier than those of Nanda and Anuogaudiürn.
Vagarann (Sk. Vyūkairana) may be a proper name of a work or it may be meaning grammar or exposition. Nothing can be said for certain.
Nāilaya (Sk. Nataka) means a drama. It is difficult to say whether this stands for any particular drama or not. And even if it is, we do not know what that drama is.
By Tyns are meant the 4 well-known Vedas. For their names and those of their six Angas see p. 162, fn, 2. The Upārnyus are commentaries to these six Angas. See p. 162, fn. 2.
We may now deal with other works noted in Nanilī.
Teräsiya (Sk. Trairāśika) stands for the school of the Trairasikas of whom Rohagupta, pupil of Gupta Sūri is looked upon . as the founder. Or it may be a name of some standard work of this school. Rohagupta's date is cir. Vira Samvat 544.
3. Bhāgava, may be a misreading for Bhagyara. If so, it can be looked upon as a work of Bhārgava, a distinguished follower
1-9 So far as the pertinent portion is concerned, it is practically the same in
all of these suftas. It runs as under:___ "रिउधेद-जजुम्वेद-सामवेद-अहव्वणवेद इतिहामपंचमाणं निग्धंटुछवाणं चउण्हं वेदाणं मंगोबंगाणं मरहस्साणं सारए वारए धारए पारए सडंगवी सहितंतविसारए संखाणे सिक्खाकप्पे वागरण छ।
निरन्ते जोतिसामयणे अन्नेसु य बहूसु बभण्णएसु परिव्वायएसु ए नयेसु सुपरिनिट्ठए यावि" 4 See the edition (p. 424) of Syūdvāda mañjari noted on p. 163. 6 Vide Foreword (pp. Ixxvi-lxxvii) to Tattava sangraha.
