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
(1) The following 7 additional works are mentioned there :
(a) Surapaṇṇatti, (b) Vanhiya', (c) Āsīvisabhāvanā2, (d) Ditthivisabhāvanā3, (e) Caraṇabhāvaṇā, (f) Mahāsuminabhāvaṇā and (g) Teyaganisagga.
(2) There is no mention of Dharanovavāya.
(3) In all, there are 37 works noted under the group known as kāliya-suya.
Though in the printed edition we have Vanhia and Vanhidasā, it is doubtful, if there is really any work like Vanhia; for, Yaśodeva Sūri while commenting upon Pakkhiyasutta takes no notice of it.
As regards the works coming under the group known as ukkäliya-suya, Nandi (s. 44) mentions the following :
(1) Dasaveyāliya, (2) Kappiyākappiya, (3) Culla-Kappasuya, (4) MahāKappasuya, (5) Uvaväïya, (6) Rayapaseniya, (7) Jīvābhigama, (8) Panṇavaṇā, (9) Mahāpaṇṇavaṇā, (10) Pamāyappamāya, (11) Nandi, (12) Aṇuogadāra,' (13) Devindatthaä, (14) Tandulaveyāliya, (15) Candāvijjhaya, (16) Surapanṇatti, (17) Porisimandala, (18) Mandalapavesa, (19) Vijjācaraṇavinicchaya, (20) Gaṇivijjā, (21) Jhāṇavibhatti, (22) Maraṇavibhatti, (23) Ayavisohi, (24) Vīyarāgasuya, (25) Samlehaṇāsuya, (26) Vihārakappa, (27) Caraṇavihi, (28) Aurapaccakkhāṇa and (29) Mahāpaccakkhāṇa.
This list differs from the one given in Pakkhiyasutta (p. 61) in the following respects :
(1) There is no mention of Surapanṇatti there.
(2) In all, there are 28 works, all of which, of course, tally with those mentioned in Nandi.
From this it follows that according to Nandi, Sūrapaṇṇatti belongs to the class known as ukkaliya-suya, whereas according to Pakkhiyasutta, it belongs to the class known as kaliya-suya.
I may note en passant that some mention 32 works as belonging to ukkaliya-suya. Out of them 29 works are the same as noted in Nandi, and the additional ones are as under :
(1) Nirayavisohi, (2) Maraṇavisohi, and (3) Ayavibhatti.
1-6. All these names are mentioned in plural.
7. This name occurs in plural.