Heart of Jainism

Author(s): Mrs Sinclair Stevenson
Publisher: Mrs Sinclair Stevenson

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HISTORICAL SUMMARY
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age of western kings the centre of Jainism was gradually changing from Bihār to Gujarāt, and so when the great council of A.D. 4541 came together, it was summoned not in the historic land of Magadha but in the western country won for the Jaina faith by missionary effort. The place chosen was Vallabhi, near Bhāvnagar, and the president of the council was Devarddhi. So far the Švetāmbara and Sthānakavāsī sects concur, though they do not agree as to the canon of the scriptures then determined. In Kāțhiāwād at the present time there are at least eleven sub-sects amongst the Sthanakavāsi Jaina and eighty-four amongst the Svetāmbara, and these hold differing views as to the correct list of books rightly comprised in their canon. Curiously enough they do not seem much to study the sacred texts themselves, but usually content themselves with quoting lists of the names of their books. It will perhaps suffice for our purpose if we note one such list from amongst those that have been given to the writer. A. The Eleven Anga.
I. Ačārānga Sūtra. 2. Suyagadānga (Sūtrakritānga) Sūtra. 3. Thānānga (Sthānānga) Sutra. 4. Samavāyānga Sūtra. 5. Bhagavatīji or Vivihapannanti. 6. Jñātādharma Kathānga. 7. Upāsaka Daśānga. 8. Antagada Daśānga (Antakṣitānga). 9. Anuttarovavāi Dasānga (Anuttaropapātika). 10. Praśna Vyākarana.
II. Vipäka Sūtra. B. Twelve Upānga.
1. Uvavāi (Aupapātika). 2. Rāyapaseņi (Rājapraśniya).
3. Jivābhigama. Other traditions, however, put the date as late as A.D. 467 or even A.D. 513