History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

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

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THE EXTANT ĀGAMAS OF THE JAINAS
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(i) (As suggested in Āyaranijjutti (v. 287) Ayārangas (i. e. to say the 5 Cūlās) have been composed by the Sthaviras - the Śrutakevalins,? who extracted them from the 1st suyakkhandha known as Ayāra.
(ii) The sources for the five Cūlās are definitely pointed out in Āyaranijjutti (v. 288-291)
(iii) Several European scholars hold this view.".
Such being the case, I may mention the following particulars by way of a corroborative evidence :
(i) śīlāňka Sūri points out the mangalas, the initial, the middle and the last from the 1st Suyakkhandha only.
(ii) Both the suyakkhandhas evidently differ from each other in style and in the manner in which the subject is treated. By the by it may be noted that there is a difference in style in the case of the 3rd Cūlā and the two preceeding ones. This is probably due to the diversity of the matter.?
1. "erfesy MERI HAFESİ Eto rise ai 3114113 3 rent RRTE Yayan RCOLI" 2. "perfet" sags:-Alacralfaroffertfa" -śīlānka's com. (p. 2824)
"बिइअस्स य पंचमए अट्ठमगस्स बिइयंमि उद्देसे । भणिओ पिंडो सिज्जा वत्थं पाउगहो'-५ चेव ॥२८८॥ पंचमगस्स चउत्थे इरिया वणिज्जई समासेणं । छट्ठस्स य पंचमए भासज्जायं वियाणाहि ॥२८९॥ सत्तिक्कगाणि-१४ सत्त वि निज्जूढाई महापरिनाओ । सत्थपरिन्ना भावण५ निजूढाओ धुय विमुत्ती ॥२९०॥
आयारपकप्पो पुण पच्चकूखाणस्स तइयवत्थूओ । आयारनामधिज्जा वीसइमा पाहुडच्छेया ॥२९॥" 4. In S. B. E. (vol. XXII, intro., p. XLI), it is said : “I am of opinion that the first book of
the Ākārānga Sütra and that of Sūtrakritânga Sūtra may be reckoned among the most ancient parts of the Siddhānta." On p. XLVII we have : "The first book, then, is the oldest part of the Ākārānga Sūtra; it is probably the old Akarānga Sūtra itself to which other treatises have been added." In A His. of Ind. Lit. (vol. II, pp. 435-436) it is said : "The first Anga is the Āyāramga Sütta. In two lengthy sections (s’ruta-skandha) it treats of the way of life (āyāra, Sansk. ācāra) of a monk. The first section, which makes a very archaic impression, is most decidedly earlier than the second, and yet even the first is a mosaic pieced together from heterogeneous elements." On p. 437 it is said : "Section II of the Ayāramga is a much later work, as can be seen by the mere fact of the subdivisions being described
as Cūlas, i. e., "appendices". 5. See intro. (p. XLVII) to S. B. E. (vol. XXII). Here it is said : "Ślänka points out as such
the first sentence of the first lesson of the first lecture, the first sentence of the fifth lesson of the fifth lecture, and the latter half of the 16th verse in the fourth lesson of
the eighth lecture of the first book.” 6. Ibid., p. XLVII. 7. Ibid. p. LII.
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