History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

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

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A HISTORY OF THE CANONICAL LITERATURE OF THE JAINAS
Bārāvai (Sk. Dvārāvatī), Vasudeva, Devakī and her 8 sons, Kanha (Sk Krsna) being the 7th, and the destruction of Bārāvai.
In the 6th vagga we have the story of Muggarapāņi and that of Prince Aïmutta. The latter is a riddle story, its seed, so to say being implanted in the following riddle :
"जं चेव जाणामि तं चेव न जाणामि । जं चेव न जानामि तं चेव जानामि"3
The 7th vagga mentions the names of the 13 queens of Seniya and the 8th, penances such as Rayanávalī, Kanagāvalī, Sīhanikkīliya (small and big), Savvaöbhadda (small and big) and Muttāvalī.
AŅUTTAROVĀVĀÜYADASĀ This is the 9th Anga. It is divided into 3 vaggas, each of which is further subdivided into 10, 13 and 10 ajjhayanas respectively. It deals with the lives of persons who after their death, were born as gods in Anuttaravimānas and who will therefrom descend to this world, will attain a human birth and will achieve final emancipation. In short, it treats about Ekāvatārins, most of whom are the sons of King Seniya. It may be noted that the kathās given here are not everywhere complete, but portions of the former ones are referred to, in short, in the latter ones. In the 3rd vagga we have a description of Dhanya's body immensely reduced on his having practised austerity. This description begins with his feet and ends with his head. The last sutta mentions some of the noble attributes of Lord Mahāvīra.
PAŅHĀVĀGARANA This work somehow looked upon as the 10th Anga is divided into 10 ajjhayanas, out of which the 1st five deal with asrava and the last five, with samvara. We find herein names of anarya tribes (s. 4) and those of 9 grahas
1. At the sight of her 1st 6 sons she experiences a similar condition as done by Devānandā
and described in the 5th Anga, See p. 119, fn. 1. 2. For a portion of his life see the 5th Anga (V, 3; s. 187) 3. Cf. -"Teana apa Hai Hd you 7 aG : faşinci fagra fantasaulritare l'"
- Kenopanişad (II) 4. For their names see p. 99, fn. 1. 5. Cf. "375era fechar gal ng eller at Brgeraucher:"
- Siddhasena Gani's com. (p. 91). on Tattvārtha (1, 20) 6. In s. 21, we have 60 synonyms for ahiṁsā.