Collected Research Papers in Prakrit and Jainology Vol 02

Author(s): Nalini Joshi
Publisher: University of Pune

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13] Kāpilīya (facs, filales, follarcom)
If we choose the name of the text as child or chilafoe, it would be better, because DVG.
prefers the text-name rather than the author. This is certainly a mention of Kapilamuni's Samkhyasūtras. Kapil, the Upanisadic sage is mentioned by Brahmanic and śramanic traditions
with a high regard". The fact is almost established that the ancient Sāmkhyas owe to Sramanic culture. DVG. mentions the treatise of Kapila, which was probably available to him but which is extinct now.
14] Lokāyata (IRR)
Obviously it is a heretical system in true sense known as Bārhaspatyas and later on famous
as Cärväkas. Kautilya mentions them as Lokāyatas or Bärhaspatyas in his Arthaśästra". In
Sūtrakrtānga, the text is enumerated under fulladt tegang
. Haribhadra, an eighth-century
literary-giant mentions and negates the lokāyata views in his Şad-darśana-samuccaya . There is a possibility of having a written text of lokāyata views before DVG. which he includes in the list of mithyāśrutas. Not a single text of lokāyatas is preserved and one has to rely upon the arguments of different ācāryas expressed in their refutations.
15] Şaștitantra (ufgdia) and 16] Māthara (476)
The traditionally known lineage of Sāmkhya-sages is confirmed by the present mithyāśrutapassage which is really a revealing fact. It is told that Kapila taught these views to Asuri and Asuri to Pancasikha. Probably it is the work Şastitantra'. Then Isvarakrsna (150 A.D.) included the gist in his Sāmkhyakārikās. Mātharavrtti is the oldest commentary on Sāmkhyakārikās. Around 450 A.D., it was translated into Chinese as Suvarnasaptati which is mentioned by DVG. as Kanakasaptati. We can guess with the help of this passage that at the time of DVG., Samkhya system was at its peak. That is why Bhagavadgitā is very much eager to include it in the Brāhmaṇical tradition 14
Māthara holds high position in the enumeration of these texts because a commentary called mātharavrtti on Nyāyasūtras is also probably present before DVG.. It is very illuminating that
Vyavahārabhāsya and its commentary mentions Māthara and Kautilya together"
Thus with the help of this passage, we can fix the upper limit of many non-Jaina ancient
texts.
17] Purāņa (9479)
DVG.. mentions the general term 'Purāna' and any of the specific Purāņas are not mentioned. Bhāgavata-purāņa is not mentioned in the Nandi-commentary of Haribhadra and also in Anuyogadvāra (with comm.). Malayagiri separately mentions Bhāgavata along with Purāņa. One of the possibility is æ DVG.. might have included Bhāgavata in 'Purāna'. The shadows of Bhāgavata