Critical Introduction to Panhavagara

Author(s): Amulyachandra Sen
Publisher: Amulyachandra Sen

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- 25 - We shall therefore leave the last five chapters at this place and take up the first five chapters dealing with ahamma, and shall adhere to the plan of treatment adopted in each chapter by the text itself). Except for the first chapter, each topic, barring section A (for this section in all the chapters will be quoted in full) will be synoptically treated. In sections so abndged, the general trend of the authors thoughts will be indicated and difficult and rare words will be discussed, but all matters of secular interest will be fully quoted and discussed
The First Five Chapters: The Gates of the Five Sins The text has these introductory verses. – Jambū! 2) inamo“) anhaya-samt ara-vinicchayam pavayanassa nissandam
vocchâmi nicchay'attham suhásıy'attham mahesihım // panca-viho pannatto Jinehi ina anhao anādio himsa-mosa-m-adattam"), abbambha-panggaham c'eva II (A) jārisao, (B) jan-nāmā, (C) jaha ya kao, (E) jārisam phalam
denti”), (D) je ve ya harenti pāvā pāna-vaham, tam nisāmeha ||
Section A - The Nature of the Five Sins These are indicated by using a series of deprecatory terms, such as —
Chap 1 (o 5a) - Pana-vaho nāma esa niccam Jinehi bhaniol pavo cando ruddo khuddo sāhasio anārio nigghino nissamso | mahab - bhao paibhao ati
bhao | bihaņao tāsanao anajjo uvveyanao ya nirava5 yakkho | niddhammo nippivāso nikkaluno niraya.
6) Jacobi, 'sashes', Āyar Comm clothes', Abh samghātena nışpannam itarétara ar esitasnālaspuspasmālāvat
1) See supra p 3 2) Gathā metre 3) mnamo = idam Peschel's Gram $ 307 4) This is elliptical for adattādānam 5) This is misprinted deti in A