Dravya Sangraha

Author(s): Nemichandra Siddhant Chakravarti, Saratchandra Ghoshal
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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PREFACE.
the opening volumes of the series we shall take up simpler treatises on Jainism and proceed to add exhaustive original commentaries, so that even a reader with little or no knowledge of Jainism may without difficulty prepare himself by gradual stages to grasp the abstruse tenets of Jainism embodied in works to be published in the subsequent volumes.
Our series opens with Davva-Samgaha (Dravya-Samgraha) by Nemichandra Siddhânta-chakravartti, a brief, but exhaustive, work very useful to a beginner in his study of Jainism. This work is written by a Jaina sage, belonging to the Digambara sect, and it may not be out of place to mention that the Digambara sect of the Jainas arranges their sacred works into four classes, according to the subject-matter; and these four classes consist of (i) works which lay down rules of conduct, (ii) works in which an exposition of numerical sciences are given, (iii) works which by means of allegories and fables expound the tenets of Jainism, (iv) and works which treat of Dravyas (substances) existing in and composing the universe. The exposition of the principles of Jainism, as contained in the sacred books of the Jainas, is technically called 1... ... and the exposition of these four kinds of works mentioned above are respectively called (i) Charaṇânuyoga, i.e., exposition of what one ought to do, (ii) Ganitânuyoga, i.e., exposition of sciences, like mathematics, etc., (iii) Dharmakathânuyoga, i.e.. exposition of parables and stories, and (iv) Dravyânuyoga or exposition of substances existing in this universe. Charaņînuyoga is also known as Prathamânuyoga, because it beads the list. Among thie Angas, the canonical works of the Jainas according to the Svetâmbara school, Achârânga belongs to the first, Ch.7.1-1..ñapti to the second, Jõâtri-dharmakathanga to the third, and Satrakritânga to the fourth class of works mentioned before."
Though Dravya nuyoga is mentioned last, it must not be __* "अनुयोगो हि सूत्रार्थयार्व्याख्यानम् । तस्य चत्वारो भेदास्तत्र प्रथमश्चरणानुयोग आचारवचनमाचाराङ्गादिसूत्राणि । द्वितीयो गणितानुयोगः संख्याशास्त्रं चन्द्रप्रज्ञप्त्यादिसूत्राणि । तृतीया धर्मकथानुयोग आख्यायिकावचनं ज्ञातृधर्मकथाङ्गादिसूत्राणि । चतुर्थी द्रव्यानुयोगः षड्द्रव्यविचारः सूत्रकृताङ्गादिसूत्राणि, सम्मति तत्वार्थप्रमुखप्रकरणणि च महाशास्त्राणि ।"
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