Contribution of Jainas to Sanskrit and Prakrit Literature

Author(s): Vasantkumar Bhatt, Jitendra B Shah, Dinanath Sharma
Publisher: Kasturbhai Lalbhai Smarak Nidhi Ahmedabad

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Contribution of Jainas to Sanskrit and Prakrit Literature
(Believers in the Andavāda state - )
The Avyakta (i. e. primordial matter or Praksti) was dependent in Narayana, from that sprang (the divine) egg and all this varied creation sprang from it as also the earth with seven. (100)
The water inside of it are the oceans and the upper layer constituted the mountains. In this egg were formed such seven worlds (Loka) each. (101)
Here, in this (divine egg), the original god the supreme stayed for a year, and split up the egg into two himself by his own meditation. From the two pieces he created land and sky. (102)
(Ahetūvadi states -)
All the events (=creations) that take place every moment in all variety are without any (specific) purpose. Nothing except the Bhāva (= substance) is created; except for it all else is without existence like sky-flower. (103)
(Niyativādī states -)
The attainment that one is destined to make through the power of destiny is bound to fall on man, be it good or bad. What is not to happen does not happen and what has happened does not die in spite of serious effort on part of man. (104)
(Pariņāmavādi states -)
Every time all bhāvas (shape and) possibly take change in every Atma. This becomes possible not by ones own desire because even desire acts in a fixed order. (105)
It is true that we goblins (Pisācas) stay in a forest and do not touch a tabor even by the frontal part of the hand. Still a belief persists in the world that "goblins beat a tabor and it is sounded.” (106)
(Bhūtavādis states -)
Pșthvi, Jala, Tejas and Vāyu are the tattvas, (typical) combinations of which are designated as body, senses, objects of senses and so on. The life-force (caitanya) that is found in these) is like the Madaśakti (of Wine). All Jivas are like bubbles and the purusa is one endowed with this life-force. (107)
The physical bodies, objects of senses and the senses spring from these