History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

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

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THE EXTINCT AGAMAS OF THE JAINAS
to, during the twelve-year famine. The two Munis on their return informed the sangha accordingly. It thereupon sent another pair of Munis asking them to put a question to Bhadrabāhusvāmin as to the penalty prescribed for disobeying the order of the Jaina church, and to prescribe this very penalty to him for the same offence committed by him. The two Munis reached Nepal and asked the desired question to Bhadrabähusvämin. He answered one who does not obey the order of the Jaina church deserves to be excommunicated. Thereupon, the two Munis said that the Jaina church assembled in Magadha, had prescribed this very penalty to him inasmuch as he had refused to teach Ditthivaya. Bhadrabähusvāmin quickly realized the situation and conditionally agreed to teach Ditthivaya'. The underlying condition was that he would neither talk to the taught nor the taught should talk to him-exchange a single word with him when he was engaged in teaching or even otherwise, and that he would impart lessons by seven instalments during a day. This being agreed upon, 500 Jaina Sadhus with two attendants for every one of them, came to Nepal and tried to prosecute their studies. But all except Sthulabhadra left the place as they could not face this situation3 He (Sthulabhadra), too, could not completely master all the 14 Puvvas as for some reason or other Bhadrabahusvāmin withheld the meaning of the last four Puvvas from him. Thus the meaning of the last 4 Puvvas got lost in Vira Sarvat 170 the year
1. "तम्मि य काले बारसवरिसो दुक्कालो उवट्ठितो । संजता इतो इतो य समुद्दतीरे अच्छित्ता पुणरवि 'पाडलिपुत्ते' मिलिता । तेसिं अण्णस्स उद्देसओ, अण्णस्स खंडं, एवं संघाडितेहिं एक्कारस अंगाणि संघातिताणि, दिट्टिवादो नत्थि | 'नेपाल' वत्तणीए य भद्दबाहुसामी अच्छति चोद्दसपुव्वी, तेसि संघेणं पत्थवितो संघाडओ 'दिट्टिवादं वाएहि' ति । गतो, निवेदितं संघकज्जं तं, ते भांति - दुक्कालनिमित्तं 'महापाणं' न पविट्ठो मि, इयाणि पविट्टो मि, तो न जाति वाणं दातुं । पडिनियत्तेहि संघस्स अक्खातं तेहि अण्णो वि संघाओ विसज्जितो जो संघस्स आणं अतिकमति तस्स को दंडो ? ते गता, कहितं, तो अक्खाइ अघाडिज्जइ । ते भणति मा उम्माडेह, पेसेह मेहावी, सत्त पाडिपुच्छगाणि देमि । " Cunni (pt II, p. 187 ) on āvassaya
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2. Parisistaparvan ( IX, 68-69 ) and Titthogāliya (v. 736) seem to differ from each other so far as the periods for the vacanäs are concerned. The pertinent portions are respectively as under
"तत्रैकां वाचनां दास्ये भिक्षाचर्यात आगतः । तिसृषु कालवेलासु तिस्रोऽन्या वाचनास्तथा ॥६८॥
सायाह्नप्रतिक्रमणे जाते तिस्त्रोऽपराः पुनः । सेत्स्यत्येवं सङ्घकार्यं मत्कार्यस्याविबाधया ||६९ ||"
" पारियकाउस्सग्गो, भत्तट्ठितो व अहव सेज्जाए । नितो व अड़ंतो वा एवं भे वायणं दाहं ॥ ७३६॥'' 3. "उज्जुता मेहावी, सद्धाए वायणं अलभमाणा ।
अह ते थोवा थोवा, सव्वे समणा विनिस्सरिया || ७४१ || एको नवरि न मुंचति, सगडालकुलस्स जसकरो धीरो । नामेण थूलभद्दो, अविहीसाधम्मभो ति ॥ ७४२||"
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Titthogaliya