History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

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

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THE CANONICAL EXEGETICAL LITERATURE
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bigger than the available one, is an inference one can draw from its v. 2°. He refers to one of these in his commentary on Dasaveyaliya (pp. 2, 4, 9, 15,6 19, 20a) as Avaśyakavišesavivarana. He has commented upon Jivajivābhigama,? Pannavanā, Pindanijjutti, Nandi and Anuogaddaras, too.
Next to him comes Sīlānka Sūri (Śīlācārya) alias Tattvāditya.5 He had commented upon the 1st 11 Angas as stated in Prabhāvakacaritab; but, nowa-days his tīkās on only Ayāra* and Suyagada are available. Different dates are given in different Mss. for Ayaratīkā. They are Saka 772, Saka 784, Saka 798 and Gupta 772.? Out of these, I believe the third date is reliable. This Śīlānka Sūri appears to be the author of Caüpannamahāpurisacariya composed in Samvat 925. Herefrom we learn that Vimalamati is his real name. As stated by him in his Āyaratıkā (v. 3) Gandhahastin* had commented upon śāstraparijñā i.e. Ayāra (I, 1); but this commentary is now lost to us. It was utilized by Sīlānka. Some identify this Gandhahastin with Siddhasena Gani, 10 pupil of
1. "यद्यपि मया तथाऽन्यैःकृताऽस्य विवृतिस्तथापि सक्षेपात् । तद्रुचिसत्त्वानुग्रहहेतोः क्रियते प्रयासोऽयम् ॥"
From this it follows that persons other than Haribhadra Sūri had commented upon Avassaya. One of them is probably Jinabhata.
See Catalogue of Mss. at Jesalmere (p. 18). 3. See D. C. J. M. (Vol XVII, Pt. III, p. 484). 4. In the com. (p.22) on this Āvasyakavivarana and Nandivisesavivarana are mentioned.
These seem to be his own works. 5. “निर्वृतिकुलीनश्रीशीलाचार्येण तत्त्वादित्यापरनाम्ना वाहरिसाधुसहायेन कृता टीका परिसमाप्तेति"
-Āyāra with ţikā (p.317) Some identify this Tattvāditya with Tattvācārya, the diksāguru of Uddyotana Sūri who completed Kuvalayamālā when one day of Saka 700 was to elapse. This view is criticized by Anandasagara Sūri in his Samskrta intro. (pp. 3-4) to Part II of Višeśao edited with Kotyācārya's com. See Abhayadevasūriprabandha (v. 104-105). This statement seems to be unreliable. For, Abhayadeva Sūri in his com. (p. 1) on Thāna says: "विविधार्थरत्नसारस्य देवताधिष्ठितस्य विद्याक्रियाबलवताऽपि पूर्वपुरुषेण कुतोऽपि कारणादनुन्मुद्रित-स्य.... TETSR.....1gufHne: T " Besides Jinavallabha Sūri, too, says in Astasaptatikā that there are no commentaries on Thāna etc. composed by the Sūris of
olden days. 7-8 See D. C. J. M. (vol. XVII pt. II, p. 339). 9. Is he the very one who is referred to in the com. on Rayanāvali (II, 20; VI, 96; and
VII, 40 )? 10. This Siddhasena Gani is addressed as Gandhahastin in the com. (p. 521) on Tattvārtha
by a pupil of Yaśobhadra Sūri. 11. He is a pupil of Simhasūra, pupil of Dinna Gani, Ksamāśramana. Some are inclined to
believe that this Simhasūra is Simha Sūri, a commentator of Mallavādin's Nayacakra. * See page 212 of addition. * See page 212 of addition.