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

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________________ THE EXTANT AGAMAS OF THE JAINAS 147 As regards the date of this work it can be roughly ascertained by taking into account the list of non-Jaina works given in its s. 42. But this question will be taken up hereafter, as practically this very list is found in Anuogaddāra. ANUOGADDĀRA* This is a Cūliyāsutta mostly in prose in the form of questions and answers, and it serves as a stepping-stone to one who wishes to study Āvassaya. It is prolific in contents; for, sacred topics and secular ones as well are treated here. For instance, upakrama, pramāna (valid proof), niksepa, anugama and naya are some of these sacred topics whereas 10 types of naman, grammatical exposition, 9 kāvyarasas along with their illustrations etc. are the secular ones. Further its 41st sutta supplies us with names of some non-Jaina works. The pertinent portion is as under : "भारहं रामायणं भीमासुरुक्कं कोडिल्लयं घोडयमुहं सगडभद्दिआउ कप्पासिअं णागसुहुमं कणगसत्तरी वेसियं वइसेसियं बुद्धसासणं काविलं लोगायतं सट्ठियंतं माढरपुराणवागरणनाडगाइ, अहवा बावत्तरिकलाओ चत्तारी a37 FCI" This is practically the same as s. 42 of Nandi given on p. 14, except that the latter notes a few more works or schools viz. Terāsiya, Bhāgava, Pāyañjali and Pussadevaya. As regards the importance of this Aņuogaddāra and Nandi the following remark occurring in A His. of Ind. Lit. (vol. II, p. 472) may be noted : “Both works are huge encyclopaedias dealing with everything which should be known by a Jaina monk." As regards the author of this work Prof. A. B. Dhruva has said in his intro. (p. XLIX, fn.) to Syādvādamañjarī as under : "The Jaina tradition ascribes not only the division of Anuyoga, but also the compilation or composition of Anuyogadvära to Aryaraksitā (Avaśyaka I; 774)." It seems Prof. Dhruva alludes to v. 774 of Āvassayabhāsa noted on p. 12, fn. If this surmise is correct, it means that Prof. Dhruva has misunderstood this verse, the real meaning being one noted by me on pp. 48-49. The word aņuoga occurring in this verse does not stand for Anuogaddāra but it means 'exposition'. Such being the case, the date of Anuogaddāra can be rather settled by taking into account the dates of the works noted on p. 147. But, since unfortunately the Jaina commentaries' are silent about them except the mention of the 4 Vedas and 1. Nandīcunni (p. 39), Haribhadra Sūri's com. (p. 83) on Nandi, Malayagiri Sūri's com. (p. 1946) on Nandi, Anuogaddāracunni (p. 16), Haribhadra Sūri's com. (p. 22) on Anuogaddara and Hemacandra Sūri's com. (p. 366) on Anuyogaddāra are the sources I have examined in this connection. * See page 211 of addition. * See page 211 of addition. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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