History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

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

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works and that of 10 Dasās, untraceability of about 70 gāthās quoted from Āgamas in the extant ones, extinction of some of the Nijjuttis, the reasons for the loss of some of the ajjhayanas etc. and the survival of only 4 Āgamas till the end of this ara and in the end, their extinction.
(The sacred suttas of a period prior to the date of omniscience of Lord Mahāvīra, no reference to āyāgapata in the extant literature, Ditthivaya and Bhadrabāhusvāmin, periods of 7 vācanās, date of Aryaraksita Sūri and his knowledge of Purvvas, 54 uttama-purusas, the 9 ajjhayaņas of Āyara, and their subject-matter, definition of pada, restoration of Mahānistha, a curriculum noted in Vavahāra, the meanings of nijjuhaņā etc., references to Mahāprāna, definition of antarmuhūrta, inability to count 46 màuyapayas of Ditthivaya, Mätikās of the Bauddhas, references about labdhis and names of the ajjhayanas of Antagadadasā and Pupphacūlā).
V. 9+16 ajjhayanas of Ayara, contents of Āyara (I) and those of its 4 cūlās forming Ayara (II) the authorship of Cūlās III and IV, a controversy about the interpretation of Āyāra (II, 1, 10, 6), metres of verses in Ayāra, dhammapada and Suttanipata and their consequent dates 23 significant ajjhayanas of Süyagada, the antiquity of its language, titles of its ajjhayanas II and IV, metres of the verses of Sūyagada, 10 ajjhayaņas of Thāna and its contents, the subject matter of Samavāya, 41 saäs of viāhapannatti, the translation of its s. 557 and its refutations, names of the Agamas alluded to in this Anga, v, contents of this Anga, 29 sections and contents of Nāyādhammakahā, elegical stanzas, graphic descriptions of a bed-chamber etc., 10 ajjhayanas of Uvāsagadasā and their subject-matter, presentation of the social life, descriptions of Piśāca, an elephant and a serpent, 8 vaggas of Anga VIII and 3 of IX, 10 ajjhayaņas of Anga X, 2 suyakkhandhas of Anga XI and the social life described therein, description of Campā, Punnabhadda etc., given in Ovavaiya, contents of Uvargas I and II, 9 pratipattis of Jīvājīvābhigama, 36 payas of Pannavaņā, 20 pahudas of Sūriyapannatti, 7 vakkhakkaras of Jambuddīvapannatti, contents of Uvangas VIII-XII, 20 uddesas of Nistha, 6 ajjhayanas of Mahānisiha and their contents, 10 uddesagas of Vavahāra, 10 sections of Dasāsuyakkhandha and their subject-matter, 3 vācyas of Pajjosanākappa and their contents, 9 vācanās, vyākhyānas or ksanas an public reading of this work, 6 uddesagas of Kappa and their contents, the subject-matter of Jiyakappa, names of the 36 ajjhayaņas of Uttarajjhayana, misunderstanding about Ugghāya etc., contents of Uttarajjhayana, discussion about the title dasaveyaliya, contents of the 10 ajjhayanas of this Mülasutta and their comparison with those of Ayara etc., Āvassaga-suttas treated by