History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

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

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THE EXTANT ĀGAMAS OF THE JAINAS
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consists of 63 verses in Prākrta. The first few ones mention the six essential daily duties (āvaśyakas) whereas the rest deal with the four-fold refuge viz. that of the Tirtharkaras, that of the liberated, that of the Jaina clergy and that of religion.
ĀURAPACCAKKHĀŅA This work "the sick one's refusal" is also designated as Brhadāturapratyākhyāna. It is mostly in verses. The 10th verse is followed by a passage in prose. It deals with various types of death, and indicates the stages arrived at by these types and points out the means leading to them. Muni Darśanavijaya in his article entitled Mülācāra has stated that several verses of this painnnaga have been incorporated in Mülācāra (II).
BHATTAPARIŅŅĀ This work "dispensing with food" consists of 173 gāthās in Prākrta. It recommends bhattaparinnamarana? and deals with ethical precepts. The word bhattaparinna along with candagavejjha occur in v. 807 of Ohanijjutti.
SANTHĀRAGA
This work "the pallet of straw” consisting of 121 gāthās or so points out the importance of samstāraka and praises those who rightly resort to it. It contains references pertaining to Arnikāputra, Sukośala Rşi, Cāņakya, Gajasukumāla and others who gave up attachment to body etc. and attained final emancipation. It may be noted that an attempt to collect references about narratives, legendary anecdotes etc., was made by Kurt von Kamptz in his monograph "Über die vom Sterbefasten handelnden älteren Païnna des Jaina-Kanons”, Hamburg, 1929. Though this and other Paiņņas above-referred to deal with rules for a death befitting the sage, they are none the less didactic poems,.contain sermons, and “make use of plays on numbers and all kinds of figures of ornate poetry.".
TANDULAVEYĀLIYA This work is styled as Payannaya just in the beginning of this work. It is referred to as Tandulavicārana by Maladharin Hemacandra Sūri in his commentary (p. 54) on Aņuogaddārasutta. It is mostly in verses, their number being about 125. The main topics dealt with, herein are as under :
1. This has been published in Jainasatyaprakāśa (vol. VI, No. I, pp. 6-10). 2. Death forms a subject-matter of several other Painnagas viz. Santhäraga,
Aurapaccakkhāna, Mahāpaccakkhāna and Maranasamahi. 3. See A His. of Ind. Lit. (vol. II, p. 460).