History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

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

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CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE AGAMAS
From this we see that according to the late Prof. Winternitz the following is the order of the composition of the Cheyasuttas mentioned in this para :(1) Kappa,' (2) Vavahāra, (3) Nisiha, (4) Pindanijjutti, (5) Ohanijjutti, and (6) Mahānisîha (available at present).
I may add that since Nisiha is mentioned in the Ayäranijjutti2 by Bhadrabāhusvāmin, it is not later than this work of his. But it is difficult to say whether it is his composition or that of a Ganadhara, and in the former case whether it precedes any of his 3 works viz, Dasă, Kappa and Vavahāra, which, in the opinion of some Acāryas, form one śrutaskandha.
It may be mentioned that in the kaliya-suya group we come across the following names in a serial order -
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Dasa, Kappa, Vavahāra, Nisiha and Mahānisîha.
This suggests that probably originally there were these 5 Cheyasuttas only, and that in course of time Pañcakappa was reckoned as the 6th Cheyasutta, and when it was lost, it was replaced by Jiyakappa of Jinabhadra Gani. As stated in the ending portions of the Bhāsa on Jiyakappa, this Jiyakappa represents the essence of Kappa, Vavahära and Nisha.
Whatever may have been the number of the Cheyasuttas in the beginning,
1. In the Nijjutti (v. 266) on Kappa, it is stated that Kapa has no ananupurvi when thought of in connection with Vavahära, and that it occupies the 1st place from the stand-point of purvānupurvi and the 12th place from that of paścănupūrvī, when Dasa is taken into account. The pertinent verse is as under :
"दुण्हं अणाणुपुव्वी न हवइ पुव्वाणुपुव्विओ पढमं । पच्छाणुपुव्वि विइयं जइ उ दसा तेण बारसमं ॥ २६६ ॥ " While commenting upon this verse Malayagiri Sūri says on p. 81: केचिदाचार्याः प्राहुः कल्प-व्यवहार-दशा एक श्रुतस्कन्धः, तन्मतेन यदि दशा अपि गण्यन्ते तदा पूर्वानुपूर्व्या प्रथमं पचानुपूर्व्या द्वादशमम्."
2. "आयारस्स भगवओ चठत्थचूलाए एसा निज्जुत्ती पंचमचूलनिसीहं तु सा य उवरि भणीहामो ॥" C. J. M. (vol XVII, pt. 1, p. 7)
3. If Рañcakappa is a part of the Bhāsa on Kappa as suggested on. 37, its enumeration as the 6th Cheyasutta must have taken place after its having attained a status of being looked upon as an independent treatise.
4. He is the author of (i) Viseśāvassayabhāsa, (ii) its com. in Samskṛt (iii) Sanghayaṇī popularly known as Bṛhatsangrahaṇī, (iv) Khettasamäsa, (v) Višesaṇavaï, (vi) Jhanasaya and perhaps (vii) a Bhasa on Nisiha. He is said to have died in Vira
Samvat 1115.
5. The pertinent verses are as under :
"अप्परगन्थमत्थो इति एसो वण्णिओ समासेणं । पंचमतो ववहारो नामेणं जीयकप्पो त्ति ॥
कष्प व्यवहाराणं उदहिसरिच्छाण तह णिसीहस्स । सुतरतणबिन्दुणवणीतभूतसारेस गातव्वो ॥"