History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

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

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and Valabhi by these Sūris, the redaction of the Jaina canon under the presidentship of Devarddhi Gani Kṣamāśramana, differences of opinion regarding its date, 9 important features of this redaction, codification and composition of the Jaina canon as different entities, allegations of some of the Digambaras in connection with the Śvetāmbara canonical literature, and their refutations and the nondevelopment of its exegesis at the hands of Digambaras.
(References to 12-year famines in the times of Bhadrabāhusvāmin, Ayra Suhastin and Vajrasvāmin, the Hathigumpha inscription of the Emperor Khāravela, council at Pățaliputra, the 3 Bauddha councils, mention of the Nāgār junīyas, vannäa and Peyyalam, artifices employed while writing Mss., the code of Jainism, and the 3 periods pertaining to the history of Zoroastrianism).
IV. An infinite no. of the Tirthankaras, loss of more than infinite dvādaśāngis and Païnnagas oblivion of Diṭṭhivaya during the famine, approach to Bhadrabahusvāmin, the gradual dissipation of the 14 Puvvas, mention of some of the Purvadharas, the complete extinction of Diṭṭhivaya in Vīra Samvat 1000, the Digambara view about the loss of 14 Puvvas and that of 11 Angas, the Digambara list of persons conversant with 14 Puvvas, 10 Puvvas, 5 Puvvas, 11 Angas and 1 Anga reasons assigned for the loss of Puvvas by Professors Weber, Jacobi, Schubring, L. Alsodolf and other, Vira Samvat 683, the Digambara date of the complete loss of the holy canon, extinction of Mahāparinna (i. e. Ayāra, I, 7,) and its date, constituents of Ayāra, (II), loss of a major portion of the 6th Anga and probably that of Angas 7 to 11, too, striking differences between the extant Panhāvāgaraṇa and one described in Nandi a doubt about the genuineness of the available Candapanṇatti, restoration of Mahānisīha, extinction of several Nijjuttis, Bhāsas and Cunnis on Pancamangalasuyakkhandha and its incorporation in a Mulasutta, loss of two vācanās of Mahānisīha and that of Pañcakappa as well, extinction of 17 kaliya works, 14 ukkaliya ones, Utṭhāṇapariyāvaniya, Thimiṇabhāvanā, Dogiddhidasā and 147 adhyayanas recited by Lord Mahāvīra, 9 reasons for the unique position of Diṭṭhivaya, 7 varieties of Parikamma and their 83 sub-varieties, nayas and the 7 Parikammas, 22 Suttas and4 view-points such as chinnacchedanaya, acchinnacchedanaya etc., names, contents, padas and extent of the 14 Puvvas, quotations and words extracted from the Puvvas the language and study of the Puvvas, 225 Vatthus, 84 Pahudas attributed to Kundakunda, 14 Pahūḍas of the Svetāmbaras along with their references etc. extracts from the Anuoga, 34 Culiyās, the order in which the 5 sections of Diṭṭhivaya were studied and became extinct, description of about 37 extinct