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
107 the last, are also the ajjhayanas of Sankhevitadasā. They have
ina, Garula, Dharana, Vaiśramana, Velandhara and Devendra (Sakra) respectively as the main characters as is the case with Aruņovavāya having Aruna. So it appears that some of the passages of Aruņovavāya may be occurring mutatis mutandis in these ajjhayaņas. Moreover, as stated in the Bhāsa (p. 109a) on Vavahāra (X) Varuna discharges a scented shower and Aruna and
Garula give gold, when they are so to say invoked. X-XI Utthanasuya and Samutthānasuya-As stated in Nandicunni (p. 49),
when an enraged Sādhu recites Utthāņasuya once, twice or thrice, the family, the village or the capital or the like which has offended him becomes desolate. Later on, when he being pacified, recites Samutthānasuya once, twice or thrice, whatever has been desolated, becomes re-inhabited. Such an event is narrated in the case of Damasāra Muni in Atmaprabodha2 composed by Jinalābha Sūri in Samvat 1833. There he is represented as a contemporary of Lord Mahāvīra.
Both of these works are sātisaya. So says Kotyācārya in his com. (p. 201) on Visesão (v. 555). Maladhärin Hemacandra Sūri, too, says the same thing on p. 299. It may be noted that both these commentators have given Samutthāna as the Saṁskṛta equivalent of Samutthāna; but Jinadāsa Gani differs from them ; for, he says in Nandīcunni (p. 49) : "Lature fa and arretarat समुट्ठाणसुय त्ति भणितं"
Samutthāņasuya was a text-book for a Sadhu of 13 years' standing,
as was the case with Utthānapariyāvaniya. XII Nāgapariyāvaniya--This is an ajjhayana wherein the Nagakumāras
play an important role. When a saint concentrates upon this work the Nāgakumāras bow to him and without leaving their residential
quarters, give them boons therefrom. XIII Asīvisabhāvanā-It is a work which more or less deals with venoms.
As stated by Yasodeva Sūri in his com. (p. 699) on Pakkhiyasutta
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"masut are 37 UT TMT o arupi ! 3TIQUE Ja Fifche fate option for II 88011" See pp. 137-138 of the edition published by Hiralal Hansaraj in A. D. 1909.
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