Book Title: History of Canonical Literature of Jainas
Author(s): Hiralal R Kapadia
Publisher: Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre

Previous | Next

Page 136
________________ THE EXTANT ĀGAMAS OF THE JAINAS 119 (1) Rāyappaseņaijja (s. 133), (2) Jīvājīvābhigama (s. 114), (3) Jambuddivapannatti (s. 362), (4) Pannavanā (s. 173), (5) Anuogaddāra (s. 593), (6) Ovavāiya (s. 383), (7) Nandi (s. 732) and (8) Āvassaya (s. 384). Āyāradasā, too, is noted in A His. of Ind. Lit. (vol. II, p. 443). This Anga throws light on the biography of Lord Mahāvira. For, not only do we here come across his various names but we find those of his several pupils, that of his pseudo-pupil Gosāla, those of his antagonists Jamāli and others, and those of his contemporaries who were the followers of Lord Pārsvanātha. Further, this Anga (VII, 8; s. 299) mentions Vajji Videhaputta who conquered nine Mallai rulers and nine Lecchai rulers. It furnishes us with information about the initiation of Jayantī, sister of the father of King Udayana. Over and above this, in the 9th saä (33; s. 380) we come across the various tribes to which the female attendants of Devānandā belonged.5 Names of the 16 jātis, grahas and heretical sciences viz. the 4 Vedas, Itihāsa, Nighanțu, Vaidika, Upāngas and șașthitantra are here mentioned. Albrecht Weber in a note to his famous Lectures on the History of Indian Literature (2nd German edn., 1876) has referred to the atomistic theory of Jaina philosophers as found in this fifth Anga. NĀYADHAMMAKAHĀ? This is the 6th Anga. Its name is mentioned in Samskrta in two or three ways, and it gives a nice food to one interested in etymological discussions. This 6th Anga is divided into two suyakkhandhas named as 1. In IX, 33; s. 381 we come across an account of the meeting of Lord Mahāvīra with his mother Devānandā. As stated therein, at the sight of Lord Mahāvīra, milk began to flow from the breasts of this woman, her arms swelled beside her bangles, her bodice got stretched, and she experienced horripilation. 2. See the 15th Saä. Its English translation by R. Hoernle has been published as an appendix in his edition of Uvāsagadasă (Bibliotheca India, Calcutta, 1888-1890). This Saä is referred to by W. W. Rockhill in the life of the Buddha and the early History of his Order, 1884. 3. See IX, 33. 4. See XII, 2. 5. "चिलाइयाहि वामणियाहिं वडहियाहिं बब्बरियाहि ईसिगणियाहि जोण्हियाहिं चारुगणियाहिं पल्लवियाहि ल्हासियाहिं HfHF 31rafe afteife FHMF focif yemi yosh Hair TIF" (s. 380) Cf. the 6th Anga (s. 18) and the 10th (s. 4) 6. For details about this work see Purătattva (V, p. 81). 7. This is also named as Nāyasuya. Vide Nāyādhammakahā (II; p. 246"). 8. See Malayagiri's com. (pp. 230% and 231') on Nandi and "para heratch f27377 (p. 179), a Gujarāti translation of the 6th Anga. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

Loading...

Page Navigation
1 ... 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266