Chaupannamahapurischariyam

Author(s): Shilankacharya, Amrutlal Bhojak, Dalsukh Malvania, Vasudev S Agarwal
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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(4) (a) To set up institutions or centres for promoting studies and researeh in Indian History and
Culture with special reference to ancient Präkrit texts. (b) To set up Libraries and Museums for Prākrit manuscripts, paintings, coins, archaeological
finds and other material of historical and cultural importance. (5) To preserve manuscripts discovered or available in various Bhandars throughout India, by
modern scientific means, inter alia photostat, microfilming, photography, lamination and other
latest scientific methods. (6) To manage or enter into any other working arrangments with other Societies having any of
their objects similar or allied to any of the objccts of the Society. (7) To undertake such activities as are incidental and conducive, directly or indirectly, to and in
furtherance of any of the above objects. From its inception the Prakrit Text Society was fortunate to receive the active support of His Excellency Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President, Republic of India, who very kindly consented to become its Chief Patron and also one of the six Founder Members
The Prakrit Text Society has plainly taken inspiration from the Pali Text Society of London as regards its publication programme, of which the plan is as follows: I Agamic Literature
अंग-आचार, सूत्रकृत, स्थान, समवाय, व्याख्याप्रज्ञप्ति, ज्ञातृधर्मकथा, उपासक, अन्तकृत, अनुत्तरोपपातिक, प्रश्नव्याकरण, विपाक ।
उपांग-औपपातिक, राजप्रश्नीय, जीवाजीवाभिगम, प्रज्ञापना, सूर्यप्रज्ञप्ति, चन्द्रप्रज्ञप्ति, कल्पिका, कल्पावतंसिका, पुष्पिका, पुष्पचूलिका, वृष्णिदशा ।
मूलसूत्र-आवश्यक, दशवकालिक, उत्तराध्ययन, पिण्डनियुक्ति, ओघनियुक्ति । छेदसूत्र-निशीथ, महानिशीथ, बृहत्कल्प, व्यवहार, दशाश्रुतस्कन्ध, कल्पसूत्र, जीतकल्प ।
प्रकीर्णक-चतु शरण, आतुरप्रत्याख्यान, भक्तपरिज्ञा, तन्दुलवैचारिक, चन्द्रवेध्यक, देवेन्द्रस्तव, गणिविद्या, महाप्रत्याख्यान, संस्तारक, मरणसमाधि, गच्छाचारप्रकीर्णक, ऋषिभाषित आदि ।।
चूलिकासूत्र-नन्दिसूत्र, अनुयोगद्वार । II Agamic Commentaries
नियुक्ति, संग्रहणी, भाष्य, चूर्णि, वृत्ति, टीका, बालावबोध आदि । III Agamic Prakaranas समयसार आदि । IV Classical Prakrit Literature
काव्य (पउमचरिय आदि), नाटक (कर्पूरमंजरी आदि), आख्यान-कथा (वसुदेवहिण्डी, धम्मिल्लहिण्डी, समराइच्चकहा आदि), पुराण (चउप्पनमहापुरिसचरिय आदि). V Scientific Literature
Grammar, Lexicography, Metrics, Rhetorics, Astronomy, Mathematics, Arts and other Sciences.
The Society has already published Angavijjā and Präkrita-Pairigalar (Part I) in its Prakrit Text Series. And now an important Classical Prakrit literary work is presented before scholars. It is Cauppannamabapurisacariyam written by Silānkācārya. It is for the first time critically edited by Pandit
Other Founder Members are--Shri Muni Punyavijayji, Acharya Vijayendra Suri, V. S. Agrawala, Shri Jainendra Kumar and Shri Fatechand Belaney.
• Shri Belaney acted as Society's Secretary from the beginning upto May 1957 and displayed great organising ability in founding the Society.