History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

Author(s): Hiralal R Kapadia
Publisher: Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre

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THE EXTINCT ĀGAMAS OF THE JAINAS
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differs from them; for, he says in Nandicunni (p. 49) : वगारलोवातो समुट्ठाणसुय त्ति भणितं"
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Samutthānasuya was a text-book for a Sadhu of 13 years' standing, as was the case with Utthānapariyāvaniya.
Nāgapariyāvaniyā - This is an ajjhayana wherein the Nāgakumāras play an important role. When a saint concentrates upon this work, the Nāgakumāras bow to him, and without leaving their residential quarters, give them boons therefrom.
Asīvisabhāvanā - It is a work which more or less deals with venoms. As stated by Yaśodeva Sūri in his com. (p. 69a) on Pakkhiyasutta, this work says that there are two types of living beings having poison in their jaws. The first type of them is so by their very birth. They include scorpions, frogs, serpents and human beings. The poison of a scorpion can at best pervade a body equal to that of half of Bharata ksetra; that of a frog, double this body; that of a serpent, a body equal to Jambūdvīpa; and that of a human being, a body equal to the samaya-ksetra (i.e manusyaloka).
The second type acquires poison by practising a penance or so. It includes the five-organed tiryacs, human beings and gods up to those of Sahasrāra, so long as these gods are aparyāpta. These beings kill others by cursing them. This act is tantamount to a serpent's bite etc.1
Ditthivisabhāvanā - This work deals with those who have poison in their drsti (eyes). This may remind one of the drstivisasarpas like Candakausika who was enlightened by Lord Mahāvira.
Caranabhāvanā - This work deals with Vidyācāranas and Janghācāranas. They are saints who can fly owing to the labdhi? power) acquired by them by practising austerities or by studying this work.3
1. It should be borne in mind that this exposition is based upon the significance of the
title of this work. Same is the case with the following four works. This is what Yaśodeva Sūri says in his com. (p. 696) on Pakkhiyasutta, the actual wording being "375
चाशीविषभावनादिग्रन्थपञ्चकस्वरूपं नामानुसारतो दर्शितं, विशेषसम्प्रदायश्च न दृष्ट इति". 2. For the description of this labdhi and that of many more see Ovavāïya (s. 24, p. 16),
Viāhapannatti (XX, 9, s. 683-4), Visesão (v. 779-803), Haribhadra Sūri's com. (p. 475) on Āvassaya, Pavayanasaruddhāra (v. 595-601), the svopajña com. (p.14) on
Yogaśāstra (I, 9) and the English translation of Trisasti (vol. I, pp, 75 and 79). 3. "पनरसे चारणभावणं ति उद्दिसिए उ अज्झयणं । चारणलद्धी तहियं उपज्जंती तु अहि(ही)यम्मि ॥११५॥"