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
ISIBHĀSIYA
This is a work of which the title is in plural. It is associated with Dharmakathānuyoga.? Bhadrabāhusvāmin had composed a Nijjutti on it; but, unfortunately it is not available now. He has mentioned this work, over and above Uttarajjhayana. But si śīlānka Sūri' and Malayagiri Sūrio include this Uttarajjhayana under the head Isibhāsiya. Further, Siddhasena Gani too, seems to hold a similar view. I do not know if this difference of opinion is reconciled by any one. So I may tentatively suggest that all those works which are expounded by Rsis are classed as Isibhāsiya by Sīlānka, Malayagiri and Siddhasena, and consequently Uttarajjhayana, too, is designated by them as Isibhāsiya. As already noted on p. 14, fn. 2, Yaśodeva Sūri opines that Isibhāsiya consists of 45 ajjhayanas, and they are expositions of 45 Pratyekabuddhas. Out of them 20 belong to the tīrtha of Lord Neminātha, 15 to that of Lord Pārsvanātha and 10 to that of Lord Mahāvīra. A majority of these is mostly in verse, and indulges in various similes. Turning to Samavāya (s. 44) we learn that the Isibhāsiya contains 44 ajjhayanas and deal with 44 Rsis born here after the expiry of their life as celestial beings. Thana (X; s. 755) strikes altogether a different note; for, therein one of the ajjhayanas of
1. See p. 10. 2. See p. 10. 3. ऋषिभाषितेषु-उत्तराध्ययनादिषु- com. (p. 386°) on Ayāra 4. "ऋषिभाषितानि-उत्तराध्ययनादीनि" -com. (pt. II, p. 399) on Avassaya 5. In his com. (p. 90) on the Bhāsya (p. 90) of Tattvārtha (I. 21) he has said : ___ "यद् ऋषिभिर्भाषितानि प्रत्येकबुद्धादिभिः कापिलीयादीनि". 6. This is borne out by the Isibhāsiya published in A. D. 1927 by Rsabhadeva Kesarimalaji
Samstha, Rutlam. On its p. 40 we have the Isibhasiyasangahani as under : "पत्तेयबुद्धमिसिणो वीसं तित्थे अद्धिनेमिस्स । पासस्स य पण्णस्स वीरस्स विलीणमोहस्स ॥१॥ णारद १ वज्जितपुत्ते २ असिते ३ अंगरिसि ४ पुष्फसाले ५ य । वक्कल ६ कुंभा ७ केयलि ८ कासव ९ तह तेतलिसुते १० य ॥२॥ मंखलि ११ जण्ण १२ भयाली १३ बाहुयमहु १४ सोरियाण १५ विदू १६ विपू १७ । वरिसे कण्हे १८ आरिय १९ उक्कलवादा य २० तरुणे २१ य ॥२॥ गद्दभ २२ रामे २३ य तहा हरिगिरि २४ अंबड २५ मयंग २६ वारत्ता २७ । तंसो य अद्दए २८ वद्धमाणे २९ वाऊ ३० य तीसतिमे ॥४॥ पासे ३१ पिंगे ३२ असणे ३३ इसिगिरि ३४ यट्टालए ३५ य वित्ते ३६ य । सिरिगिरि ३७ सातियपुत्ते ३८ संजय ३९ दीवायणे ४० चेव ।।५।। तत्तो य इंदणागे ४१ सोम ४२ यमे ४३ चेव होइ वरुणे ४४ य ।
वेसमणे ४५ य महप्पा चत्ता पंचेव अक्खाए ॥" 4i See page 211 of addition.