History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

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

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Sastitantra and is commented upon by Māthara and Gauda. This īśvarakrsna was once identified as Vindhyavāsin, a Sankhya leader;1 but now a days he is looked upon as different from him. Some place him in the second century A. D., and some say his period ranges from 340 A. D. to 390 A. D.2
Vesiya (Sk. Vaisika) is said to be some work on Kāmaśāstra.
Vaisesiya probably refers to either the Vaibesika system of philosophy or some standard work of this name of this school.
Buddhasāsana for which in Nandi (s. 42) we have Buddhavayana appears to be a Bauddha work by that name. If not, it means the Bauddha school of thought.
Kavila seems to refer to the system of Kapila, the propounder of the Sankhya system or to a standard work so named by this school or some one else.
Logāyata (Sk. Laukāyata) seems to imply the Lokāyata system the Cārvāka darśana or a work of this school.
Satthiyanta (Sk. Sastitantra) is supposed to be a work of the Sankhya school composed by Vārsaganya or Varsagana, guru of Vindhyavāsin. He is assigned a period from 230 A. D. to 300 A. D. This work is referred to in Viāhapannatti (II, 1; s. 893), Nāyādhammakahā (1, v; s. 55), Ovavāïya (s. 774) and Pajjosanākappa (s. 85). Its authorship is attributed Āsūri.
Madhara (Sk. Māthara) is the name of the commentator of Sankhyakārikā. He is placed in the 1st century A. D. by some scholars whereas some think that the correct date is cir. 500 A. D.' The word Madhara here used means a work of Māthara and seems to be his commentary above referred to.
Purāna stands for any one or more of the well-known 18 Purānas
1. He is assigned a period from 250 A. D. to 320 A. D. Vide Foreword (p. xcv) to
Tattvasangraha. 2. Ibid. See also Jagadīšacandra Jaina's edition (p. 425) of Syādvādamañjarī. 3-5. So far as the pertinent portion is concerned, it is practically the same in all of these
suttas. It runs as under :"रिउव्वेद-जजुव्वेद-सामवेद-अहव्वणवेद इतिहासपंचमाणं निग्घंटुछट्ठाणं चउण्हं वेदाणं संगोवंगाणं सरहस्साणं सारए वारए धारए पारए सडंगवी सद्वितंतविसारए संखाणे सिक्खाकप्पे वागरण छंदे निरुत्ते जोतिसामयणे अन्नेसु य
बहूसु बंभण्णएसु परिव्वायएसु ए नयेसु सुपरिनिट्ठए यावि" 6. See the edition (p. 424) of Syādvädamañjari noted on p. 149. 7. Vide Foreword (pp. lxxvi-lxxvii) to Tattvasangraha.