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
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Jonipahuḍa-In the com. (pp. 401 and 753) on Kappa it is said that this is a section of Puvva. Visehacunni of Nisiha throws greater light on it. There it is said that animate objects from ekendriyas to pañcendriyas can be generated by one who knows this Jonipahuḍa, and Siddhasena Sūri had accordingly generated horses. The pertinent lines are: "He ओरालिए एगिंदियादि पंचविधं तं जोणिपाहुडातिणा, जहा सिद्धसेनायरिएण अस्सा पकता ।” Jainayuga (I, 3, p. 90)
In the Visehacunņi of Nisiha (XVIII, 469) we have:
“णि सीहमादियस्स च्छेदसुत्तस्स जो अत्थो आगतो सुत्तं वा मोक्कलामि वा पच्छित्तविहाणाणि मंताणि वा जोणिपाहुडं वा गाहंतो अण्णत्थ गाहेति.”
Simhasūri says in his com. on Dvādaśāra-nayacakra : In Yoniprābhṛta are mentioned two types of nucli namely animate and inanimate. By combining substances of the animate nucleus men, serpents etc. are produced whereas by combining substances of the inanimate nucleus gold, silver, pearls and corals generated.2
In Silanka Suri's com. of Suyagaḍa (VIII) and its Nijjutti (v. 93) we have :
“योनिप्राभृतकान्नानाविधं द्रव्यवीर्यं द्रष्टव्यमिति.”
Abhayadeva Suri in his com. on Pañcāsaga (1, 2) has said: “Aft ज्योतिषप्राभृतप्रभृतिकम्.” Anandasāgara Suri has mentioned Yoniprābhrta in brackets after the Jyotiṣaprabhṛta. Jonipāhuḍa is referred to in Dhavalā. In Hemacandra's com. (p. 750)3 on Visesā (v. 1775) it is said: “योनिविधाने च योनिप्राभृते विसदृशानेकद्रव्यसंयोगयोनयः सर्पसिंहादिप्राणिनो मणयो मादयश्च पदार्था नानारूपाः समुपलभ्यन्ते ।”
In Prabhavakacaritra (Padaliptaprabandha, v. 115-127) we come across a narrative where it is said that Rudradeva Sūri was teaching Yoniprabhṛta to his pupil when there came the portion dealing with the method of generating fish. A fisherman who was staying beside this place heard this conversation and carried on his profession accordingly. The Acarya, later on, came to know about this and dissuaded the
1 This act of generation is known as nirvartanādhikāra.
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Vide Jambuvijay's article "Nayacakra" published in Jaina Siddhanta, Nov. '48. Here this Suri has said: "fa". Is this Jonivihāna same as Jonipähuda ?