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
too. Cunnis seem to have been written on at least the following 20 Āgamas :
(1) Āyāra, (2) Sūyagada, (3) Viāhapannatti,3 (4) Jīvābhigama, (5) Jambuddīvapannatti,4 (6) Nisīha, (7) Mahānisiha, (8) Vavahāra, (9) Dasāsuyakkhandha, (10) Kappa, (11) Pancakappa, (12) Ohanijjutti Pañcamangalasuyakkhandha, (14) Jiyakappa, (15) Uttarajjhayaņa,” (16) Āvassaya, (17) Dasaveyāliya,' (18) Nandī,9 (19) Anuogaddāra' and (20) Pakkhiyasutta.
There were two Cunnis for (6) and (14); but, now-a-days only one is available in each case. The available one for (6) is called Nisthavisehacunni, and it is very prolific in contents 10. Its author Jinadāsa Gani himself has given it this name in this very work itself. Herein the author has ingeniously mentioned his name, 11 and has referred to Pradyumna Ksamāśramana as his vidyāguru. Further he has explained the meaning of Addhamāgahā,* a Prāksta language, has mentioned works such as Siddhiviņicchaya,* Sammai, Jonipāhuda, Naravāhanadattakahā, 12 Magahasena,13 Tarangavail etc., and has referred to Siddhasena Divākara and his creation of horses15 and to a famine during the reign of Candragupta. He has composed Nandicunni, too, and there in the end, he has si cleverly mentioned his name. 16 In its several Mss., it is assigned a date Śaka Samvat 598 i.e. Vikrama Samvat 733. Anandasāgara Sūri
1-2 The Cunnis of these Āgamas are in press. 3. Its Cunni will be printed hereafter. Its press-copy is being revised by Anandasāgara
Sūri. He says that the Cunnis on Nandi, Aņuogaddāra, Avassaya, Dasaveyaliya, Uttarājjhayana, Ayāra, Sūyagada and Viāhapannatti are in their order of composition. Vide his article " ON BALL ylitzat aj 4501" published in Siddhacakra (vol IX, NO.
8, p. 165). 4. It is doubtful if there is really a Cunni on this work. One noted by me in D. C. J. M.
(vol XVII, pt. I pp. 233-236) is not any com.; but it is a treatise dealing with calculations pertaining to the Jambūdvīpa. This is what Prof. Schubring says. See my
preface (p. xxv) of D. C. J. M. (vol. XVII, Pt. III). 5-9 The Cunnis of these Āgamas are published from Rutlam. 10. Cyclostyled copies of this Nisthavisehacunni have been recently prepared and presented
to several Ācāryas and Bhandāras. Therein the topics are given in margins. 11. See D. C. J. M. (vol. XVII, pt. II, p. 357), 12-14 All these 3 works are extinct as is the case with Dvāsaptatiprabandha-a work
mentioned by Kalyānavijaya in his intro. (p. 7) to Prabhāvakacaritra. 15. For pertinent extracts see my article The Jaina Commentaries (pp. 299-300) published
in the Annals of B. O. R. I (vol. XVI, pts. III-IV). 16. See D. C. J. M. (vol. XVII, Pt. III, p.xxv of Preface). * See page 212 of addition. * See page 212 of addition.
See page 212 of addition.