Book Title: History of Canonical Literature of Jainas
Author(s): Hiralal R Kapadia
Publisher: Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre

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________________ 72 A HISTORY OF THE CANONICAL LITERATURE OF THE JAINAS With this digression, if it can be so called, I shall once more take up the thread of the Svetambara trend of thought and notice what it has to say regarding the loss of works other than Ditthivaya already referred to. Turning to Ayarwe find that out of the nine ajjhayanas' which form its first suyakkhandha, Mahāparinna, its seventh ajjhayana2 is lost at least by the time of śīlānka Sūri; for, he has mentioned this loss as a reason as to why he is not com it?. It is rather strange that at least some of the verses, if not all, which form a part of the Ayāranijjutti and which are said to pertain to this Mahāparinna, are preserved and are seen printed in the editions of Ayāra containing its Nijjutti and Śīlānka Sūri's com. It is difficult to say for certain as to when this Mahāparinnā, got lost. It seems to be extant at least in the time of Vajrasvāmin; for, he restored the extincto ākāśagāmini vidyā from this ajjhayana'. The second suyakkhandha of Āyāra now-a-days consists of the four Cūlās viz. (1) Pindesaņāi', (2) Sattasattikkagā, (3) Bhāvanā and (4) Vimutti, and it had one more Cūlā viz. Nistha, in the time of Bhadrabāhusvāmin?. Out of them, the 2nd Cūlā has been evolved out of this 1. Cf. the following verses occurring in the Ayāranijjutti : "सत्थपरिण्णा १ लोगविजओ २ य सीओसणिज्ज ३ सम्मत्तं ४ । तह लोगसारनामं ५ धुयं ६ तह महापरिण्णा ७ य ॥३१॥ अट्ठमए य विमोक्खो ८ उवहाणसुयं ९ च नवमगं भणियं । SCHITURI 3774RTIT A 113RII" 2. See p. 72, fn. 1. It is however the 9th ajjhayana according to Samavāya (s. 9). From Ind. Stud. (vol. XVI, p. 251 seq.) we learn that Nandi, Āvassayanijjutti and Vidhiprapā, too, say so-S. B. E. (XXII, intro. p. XLIX). 3. "अधुना सप्तमाध्ययनस्य महापरिज्ञाख्यस्यावसरः, तच्च व्यवच्छिन्नमिति कृत्वाऽतिलभ्याष्टमस्य सम्बन्धो वाच्यः।" 4. Cf. "HETHRUUTTT favol TEST TU I T housa" -Avassayacunni (pt. I, p. 394) 5. See the following 769th verse of Avassayanijjutti : "जेणुद्धरिआ विज्जा आगासगमा महापरिन्नाओ। वंदामि अज्जवइरं अपच्छिमो जो असुअहराणं ॥७६९।।" 6. It seems that there is no specific name for the 1st Cūlā. So I have suggested this to facilitate the discussion. 7. This is corroborated by the following verse of Āyaranijjutti : "णवबंभचेरमइओ अट्ठारसपयसहस्सिओ वेओ । हवइय सपंचचूलो बहुबहुतरओ पयग्गेणं ॥१॥" From this verse, it may be inferred that the name of each of the ajjhayanas at least of the first suyakkhandha is Bambhacera and that the entire work is styled as Veä (Veda). Šīlānka Sūri, while commenting upon this verse has said : "984 fagitezeri, 'बहुबहुतरओ पदग्गेणंति तत्र चतुश्चलिकात्मकद्वितीयश्रुतस्कन्धप्रक्षपाद् बहुः, निशीथाख्यपञ्चम-चूलिकाप्रक्षेपाद ar" A question may here arise as to who incorporated Nisiha in Ayāra and who again separated it and restored it to a position of a separate treatise. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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