History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

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

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GENESIS OF THE JAINA SCRIPTURES
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(2) As stated in Pajjosanākappa (s. 147)5 and in Trisasti (X, 13, v. 223224), Lord Mahāvīra when he was about to attain nirvana, recited 55 adhyayanas dealing with the fructification of punya (merit), 55 pertaining to the fructification of pāpa (demerit), 36 though unasked, and one more named as Pahāna? (Sk. Pradhāna). We do not know whether he did or did not inform the audience as to whose compositions they were. Hence the problem before us, of deciding their authorship. Roughly speaking, we may attribute the authorship of all these 147 adhyayanas to Lord Mahāvīra; but even then the question as to whether any one of these adhyayanas is incorporated in the existing canon, remains practically unsolved.
1. They are
"कल्याणफलपाकानि पञ्चपञ्चाशतं तथा । तावन्त्यपविपाकानि जगावध्ययनानि तु ॥२२३॥
षटत्रिंशतमप्रश्नव्याकरणान्यभिधाय च । प्रधानं नामाध्ययनं जगद्गुरुरभावयत् ॥२२४॥ 2. One may be tempted to believe that some of the ajjhayanas of Vivāgasuya, the latter
portion of Ovaväiya and the like may have something to do with some of these 110
adhyanas. 3. This is explained in Subodhikā (p. 1256) as below :
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