History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

Author(s): Hiralal R Kapadia, Nagin J Shah
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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THE EXTINCT AGAMAS OF THE JAINAS
85 its 3rd ajjhayana, by this time several Nijjuttis, Cunnis and Bhāsas composed to explain "Pañcamangalasuyakkhandha had become extinct. This Pañcamangalasuyakkhandha was once a separate work by itself and was later on incorporated in a mūlasutta by Vajrasvāmin who had a padānusāriņi labdhi.2
In Jaina Granthāvali (p. 16) it is said that there were 3 vācanās of Mahānisīha. Of them only the brhadvācanā is available now.3
So far as Pañcakappa is concerned, it is not avilable now; but its Cunni and Bhāsa exist.
Turning to Painnagas we find that only very few are available at present. For, firstly, out of 14,000 Painnagas, only 60 have been specifically mentioned in Nandī, and so probably a majority of them were lost in those days. Secondly, out of these 60 works, 12 kaliya works are lost. Their numbers are 11, 12, and 16-25.4 The following 5 additional kāliya works noted in Pakkhiyasutta are also lost :
Āsīvisabhāvaņā, Ditthīvisabhāvaņā, Cāraṇabhāvaņā, Mahāsumiņabhāvanā and Teyaganisagga.
Turning to Nandī, we find that 14 ukkāliya works are lost by this time. Their numbers are 2, 3, 4. 9, 10, 17, 18, 19. 21 and 23-275 1 In Vasudevahindi we have in the beginning :
"नमो विणयपणयसुरिंदविंदवंदियकयारविंदाणं अरहंताणं । नमो परिसुद्धनाणदसणसमिद्धाणं सिद्धाणं ।। नमो जिणपणीयायारविहिवियक्खणाणं आयरियाणं । नमो सीसगणपरमसुयसंपयऽज्झावयाणं उवज्झायाणं ।
नमो सिद्धिवसहिगमणकारणजोगसाहगाणं साहणं ।" 2 “एयं तु जं पंचमंगलसुयक्खंधस्स वक्खाणं तं महया पबंधेणं अणंतगमपज्जवेहिं सुत्तस्स य पिहन्भूयाहि निजुत्ती-भास
चुण्णीहिं जहेव अणंतनाणदंसणधरेहिं तित्थयरेहिं वक्खाणि(यं) तहेव समासओ वक्खाणिज्जतं आसि । अहन्नया कालपरिहाणिदोसेणं ताओ निजुत्ती-भास-चुन्नीओ वुच्छिन्नाओ इउ(?ओ) य वच्चंतेणं कालसमएणं महिड्डीपत्ते पयाणुसारी वयरसामी नाम दुवालसंगसुयहरे समुप्पन्ने तेणेयं पंचमंगलमहासुयक्खंधस्स उद्धारो मूलसुत्तस्स मज्झे लिहिओ मूलसुत्तं पुण सुत्तत्ताए गणहरेहिं अत्थत्ताए अरहंतेहिं भगवंतेहिं धम्मतित्थकरेहिं तिलोगमहिएहिं वीरजिणिंदेहिं पन्नवियं
ति । एस वुडसंपयाओ।" - DCGCM (Vol. XVII, pt. II, p. 32). 3 “બૃહટિપ્પનિકામાં એની લઘુવાચના, મધ્યમ વાચના અને બૃહદ્વાચના એમ ત્રણ વાચના અનુક્રમે લો. ૩૫૦૦-૪૫૦૦-૪૫૪૮ની નોંધી છે, પણ હાલમાં એની બ્રહવાચના જ ઉપલબ્ધ થાય છે.'
[Translation : "Brhattippanikā mentions its three recensions (vācanās), viz. short recension (laghuvācana) of 3500 verses, medium recension (madhyamavācana) of 4500 verses and long recension (brhadvācanā) of 4548 verses, but at present its
only long (brhad) recension is available."] 4 For their names see p. 27.
5. See p. 28.