Canonical Literature Of Jainas

Author(s): H R Kapadia
Publisher: Hindi Granth Karyalay

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THE CANONICAL LITERATURE OF THE JAINAS
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Chedasutras viz. Vavahara and Kappa, and that he is said to be an author of Pindanijjutti and Ohanijjutti as well.
The ten Nijjuttis here referred to, are versified commentaries in Prakṛta on the following 10 works:
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(1) Avassaya, (2) Dasaveyāliya, (3) Uttarajjhayana, (4) Äyāra, (5) Suyayada, (6) Dasasuyakkhandha, (7) Kappa, (8) Vavahāra, (9) Suriyapannatti and (1C) Isibhasiya.
Out of these ten works, we had an occasion to mention (1), (2), (4) and (5) up till now. As regards (3), it appears that it is not a work of one single author, though Prof Banarasidas in his Ardhamagadhi Reader (p. 45) attributes its authorship to Bhadrabāhusvanin. Works (6), (7) and (8) come under the class of works known as Chedasutrus, and they are said to be the compositions of Bhadrabahusvāmin. Works (9) and (10) are rather anonymous, and out of them, the last is said to be a work consisting of 45 ajjhayanas narrated by 45 Pratyekubuddhas, one by each of them.3
Before proceeding further, I may mention that all these 10 works which are commented upon by Bhadrabāhusvāmin, a Śrutake valin, deserve to be included in the list of Jaina scriptures (and I accordingly do so, though a work like Suriyapannatti is anonymous. For, its author, whoever he was, must have been an outstanding personality, and this work of his must have been
1 In all, there are, roughly speaking, six Chedasutras viz., (1) Nisiha, (2) Mahanisiha, (3) Vavahara, (4) Dasasuyakkhandha, (5) Kappa and (6) Pancakappa or its substitute Jiyakappa.
2 Cf. the following verse of Pancakapbabhasa composed by Sanghadasa Kṣamasramana:--
"वंदामि भवाहुं पाणं चरिमसयलसुयणाणिं । सुत्तत्थकारगमिमि दसाण कप्पे यववहारे ॥ "
For this verse see pp. 259 and 67 of Descriptive Catalogue of Jaina Manuscripts (vol. XVII of Des. Cat. of the Govt. collections of Mss. deposited at Bhandarkar O. Research Institute), and Peterson, Report IV. p. 100.
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Cf. the following lines occurring in Yaso deva Suri's com. (p. 67a) ou Pakkhiyasutta:
'इसिभासियाई ति इह ऋपयः प्रत्येकयुद्धसाधवस्ते चात्र नेमिनाथतीर्थवर्तिनो नारदादयो विंशतिः, पार्श्वनाथतीर्थ वर्तिनः पञ्चदश, वर्द्धमानस्वामितीर्थवर्तिनो दश ग्राह्याः, तैर्भाषितानि पञ्चचत्वारिंशत्सङ्ख्यान्य. ध्ययनानि श्रवणाद्यधिकार (भ) वन्नि ऋषिभाषितानि । "
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