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Notes : (253)
Kaṣāya-prabhṛta from fifth pre-canon named Jñānapravāda (Discourses on Knowledge). Later, the commentator states that this text has two names.
(1)
(2)
Kaṣāya-Präbhṛta and
Pejja Prabhṛta or Pejja-dosa-Prabhṛta (Chapters on Attachment and Aversion).
However, the first name has been most popular. Both these names are attributive as they indicate the attributes of passion, attachment and aversion of Jīva.
The scriptures point out that Indrabhuti Gautama, Chief disciple of Mahāvīra (599-527 B.C.E) composed this text in 16000 medium syllables consisting of 2.615 x 1015 letters. Acarya Gunadhara has abridged the meaning of original text in 180 aphorismic verses consisting of 32 letters each or 4 parts of 8 letters each, thus, having 720 parts and 5760 words. The terms 'Sutra' (aphorism) has been defined as the words told by any of the following four:
(1)
The Chief disciples
(2)
The self-enlightened
(3)
The scriptural omniscients and
(4)
The ten canon-proficients.
They have nine characteristics mentioned in many texts like Dhavala and Avaśyaka Niryukti etc. as shown in 'Introduction' under 'Form of KP'.
The verses of the composer of KP have the above qualities and there should be no objection in treating them as aphorisms or Sūtras in a formal way.
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