Comparative and Critical Study of Mantrashastra

Author(s): Mohanlal Bhagwandas Jhaveri, K V Abhayankar
Publisher: Sarabhai Manilal Nawab

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JAIN MANTRAVADA AND CAITY AVASIS SRI KALAKACARYA
usually into such intimate relations that the Acharyas commenced accepting emblems of royal honour such as palanquin, elephant, horse, chowries etc. They thus became lax in observing the rules of conduct for Sadhus. We would give concrete instances. We have already mentioned how it became a practice to give such presents when Acharyaship was conferred upon a Sadhu as recorded in Nirvaṇakalikā of Padaliptasūri. Padaliptasūri himself had come in intimate contact with king Murunda of Patliputra as also king Hala or some other king of Satavahana Dynasty. He is also known to have possessed magical powers. A verse recording this fact is found in Niśītha Bhāṣya: जह जह पएसिणि जाणुअंमि पालितओ भमाडे ।
तह तह सिसिरवियणा पणस्सइ मुरंडरायस्स ॥
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He used to visit five Jaina Tirthas flying daily. He was a poet, a novelist (having written the first novel Tarangavati), and knew astrology and other branches of Nimitta Sastra (science of Divination). In Gathasaptasati are found several verses ascribed to him (Palitta). He composed 'Prašna Prakasa', a work on astrological mode of answering questions as mentioned in Prabhavakacaritra, the Prākṛta commentary on Jyotişkarandaka (see p. 26 same work with Malayagiri's commentary), and commentary on Kālajnāna (i. e. knowing approach of death before hand). His only available work is Nirvāṇakalikā already described above. According to Kalpacürni Padaliptasuri was a Vācaka. *
SRI KALAKACARYA
Some time prior to Padaliptasuri flourished the famous Kalakācārya, who on abduction of his sister Sadhvi Sarasvati by king Gardabhilla deposed him with the aid of Persian princes. There have been other Kalakācāryas before and after him with whom we are not here concerned. The Kalakācārya who deposed king Gardabhilla is said to have learnt the science of Divination (Nimittaśāstra) from Ajivakas and
See Introduction to Satkhandagama p. 59 where the title 'Mahavacaka' is considered the highest.