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
Ajja Vaira and in v. 266, that of Tosali. These are anachronisms, and hence these verses must have been added at the time of the Redaction of the Jaina canon. On examining v. 1761 and Silanka Suri's commentary (p. 764)2 on it, it follows that Avassayanijjuti was composed earlier than this Āyaranijjutti, and from v. 298-2993 and 313 it follows that this Ayāranijjutti is posterior to Dasaveyāliyanijjutti. Besides it is posterior to Uttarajjhayananijjutti as well, as can be seen from v. 3434 and its commentary (p. 3976)5.
Suyagadanijjutti - This consists of about 205 verses. Verses 18 and 20 explain the title Suyagada and Suttagada. In v. 68-69 there is mention of the 15 Paramādhārmikas, and in v. 70-84 there is a vivid description of the harassments they cause to the denizens of hell. Verse 119 refers to 363 heterodox schools of thought and v. 127-131 mention the various types of teacher and the taught. In v. 189, Isibhāsiya is referred to. Nikkevas of several words are noted e.g. those of गाहा (v. 23), सोलस (v. 23), सुय (v. 23), खंध (v. 23), पुरिस (v. 57), विभत्ति (v. 66), समाहि (v. 104), मग्ग (v. 107), आदाण (v. 132), गहण (v. 132), महत (v. 142), अज्झयण (v. 143)', पुंडरीय (v. 144), आहार (v. 169), परिना (v. 178), पच्चक्खाण (v. 179), सुत्त (v. 181), अद्द (v. 184) and अलं
1. Herein Bhadrabāhusvamin says : "लोगो भणिओ." 2. "भद्रबाहुस्वामिनाऽयमतिदेशोऽभ्यधायि स च पूर्वमावश्यकनियुक्तिं विधाय पश्चादाचाराङ्गनियुक्ति चक्रे, तथा
चोक्तम्- 'आवस्सयस्स दसकालियस्स तह उत्तरज्झमायारे' त्ति सूक्तम् ।" 3. "पिंडेसणाए जा णिज्जुत्ती सा चेव होइ सेज्जाए । वत्थेसण पाएसण उग्गहपडिमाए सच्चेवं ॥२९८॥
सव्वा वयणविसोही णिज्जुत्ती जा वक्कसुद्धीए । सच्चेव णिरवसेसा भासज्जाए वि णायव्वा ॥२९९॥" 4 . "जो चेव होई मुक्खो सा उ विमुत्ति पगयं तु भावेणं । देसविमुक्का साहू सव्वविमुक्का भवे सिद्धा ॥३४३॥" 5. "नामनिष्पन्ने तु निक्षेपे विमुक्तिरिति नाम, अस्य च नामादिनिक्षेप उत्तराध्ययनान्त:पातिविमोक्षाध्ययन वदित्यतिदेष्टं
नियुक्तिकार आह ।" 6. Prof. A. M. Ghatage has written an article on this, and it has been published in The
Indian Historical Quarterly (vol.XII, No.2, pp.270-281, June 1936). Herein he has divided the Nijjuttis into 3 groups. In the 1st group he has included the Nijjuttis on the first two Angas. As regards the remaining groups he has said : “The Second group consists of those Niryuktis where verses of the so called mūla-Bhāsya are added to the original Niryukti either to explain it or to supplement it (p. 270). "In the third group come the Niryuktis which are now called by the names of the Bhāsyas and Brhad-Bhāsyas like these on Nisīha and others where it is not now possible to separate the original Niryukti and the latter commentary on it." (pp. 270-271)
For comparison see p. 159. 7-9 Sīlānka Sūri says that these niksepas are treated elsewhere. On p. 371-3710 he says:
त्राचारः क्षुल्लिकाचारकथायामभिहित;, श्रुतं तु विनयश्रुते ।" Haribhadra Suri in his com. (p. 9) on Dasaveyaliya says: "श्रुतस्कन्धयोस्तु निक्षेपश्चतुर्विधो द्रष्टव्यो यथाऽनुयोगद्वारेषु"