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ANALYSIS
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juniyas, vanna and peyyalam, artifices employed while writing Mss., the code of Jainism, and the periods pertaining to the history of Zoroastrianism).
IV An infinite no. of the Tirthankaras, loss of more than infinite dvaduśängis and Painnagas, oblivion of Diṭṭhicaya during the famine, approach to Bhadrabahusvamin, the gradual dissipation of the 14 Puvvus, mention of some of the Purvadharas, the complete extinction of Diṭṭhivayu in Vira Samvat 1000, the Digambara view about the loss of 14 Puvvas and that of 11 Angas, the Digambara list of persons conversant with 14 Puvvus, 10 Puvvas, 5 Puvvas, 11 Angus and 1 Anga, reasons assigned for the loss of Puvvus by Professors Weber, Jacobi, Schubring, L. Alsodolf and others, Vira Samval 683, the Digambar date of the complete loss of the holy canon, extinction of Mahaparinna (i. e. Ayara, I, 7) and its date, constituents of Ayaru, (II), loss of a major portion of the 6th Angu and probably that of Angus 7 to 11, too, striking differences between the extant Panhavaguruna and one described in Nandi, a doubt about the genuineness of the available Candapannatti, restoration of Mahänisihu, extinction of several Nijjuttis, Bhäsus and Cunnis on Pancamangalasuyakhandha and its incorporation in a Mulasutta, loss of two vacunas of Mahanistha and that of Pancaluppu as well, extinction of 17 kaliy works, 14 ukkaliyu ones, Utthanubariyavaniya, Thiminabhavana, Dogiddhidasa and 147 adhyayanas recited by Lord Mahavīra, 9 reasons for the unique position of Ditthivaya. 7 varieties of Parikamma and their 83 sub-varieties, nayas and the 7 Parikammas, 22 Suttas and 4 view-points such as chinnacchedanuya, ucchinnocchedanaya etc., names, contents, budas and extent of the 14 Puvvas, quotations and works extracted from the Puvvas, the language and study of the Puvvas, 225 Vatthus, 84 Pahudas attributed to Kundakunda, 14 Pähūdas of the Svetämbaras along with their references etc.. extracts from the Anuoga, 34 Culiyas, the order in which the 5 sections of Diṭṭhivaya were studied and became extinct, description of about 37 extinct works and that of 10 Dasas, untraceability of about 70 gathās quoted from Agamas in the extant ones, extinction of some of the Nijjuttis, the reasons for the loss of some of the ajjhayanus etc. and the survival of only 4 Agamas till the end of this ara and in the end, their extinction.
(The sacred suttus of a period prior to the date of omniscience of Lord Mahavira, no reference to ayaguputa in the extant literature, Diṭṭhivaya and Bhadrabahusvāmin, periods of 7 vacanas, date of Aryarakṣita Suri and his knowledge of Puvvas, 54 uttama purusas, the 9 ajjhayanas of Ayāra, and their subject-matter, definition of pada, restoration of Mahänisiha, curriculum noted in Vavahara, the meanings of nijjuhana etc., references to Mahaprana, definition of antarmuhurta, inability to count 46 mâuyapayas of Ditthivaya, Matikas of the Bauddhas, references about labdhis and names of the ajjhayanas of Antagududasa and Pupphacula).
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