History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

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

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THE CANONICAL LITERATURE OF THE JAINAS
Before proceeding further it may be noted that out of these 3 vācyas the 1st is the biggest. Its extent is a little more than 900 ślokas. It consists of 228 suttas. It is mostly in prose; for, some verses2 intersperse it. Its 15th sutta is an eulogy of Lord Mahāvīra by Sakra. It is hence known as Śakrastava. Its wording is almost identical with Ovavaiya (s. 16 & 20). Sutta 13 of Antagadadasā (VI) and the last para of Anuttarovaväiyadasā have also something in common with this wording. 3 Sutta 129 refers to a great planet Bhāsarāsi (Sk. Bhasmarasi) which is mentioned in Thāna (II, 3), too. It has remained unidentified up till now. .
The 2nd vācya has more verses than any of the other two. Its last 14 verses are worth noting. Some of them remind us of the Therāvalīs to be met with, in Nandi and Āvassayanijjutti. In this vācya we have a reference to sankhitta vāyaņā on p. 51a and to vittharavāyaṇā on p. 52a.
Just as Pajjosanākappa is divided into 3 vācyas so it is also divided by some of its commentators into 9 sections known as vācanās or vyākhyānas and into 9 ksanas as well. These 9 sections seem to be more or less 4arbitrary so much so that at times one and the same sutta is so split up that one portion of it belongs to one vācanā and the remnant, to the other. Vide s. 15.
The extant Pajjosaņākappa is known as Bārasāsūtra, too. Its extent is said to be 1216 ślokas; but, on actual counting it comes to 100 ślokas more. So says Dr. Bimala Churn Law in "Jaina Antiquary” (vol. II, No. III, p. 72).
This Pajjosaņākappa has a very big number of commentaries, the 1 See D. L. J. P. F. Series, No. 18. 2 Ibid., pp. 26, 110, 156, 32, and 396. 3 For other details see DCGCM (vol. XVII, pt. III, p. 178). 4 In Mahābhāsya, Nyāyamañjarī etc. which are commentaries of the corresponding
texts the divisions are arbitrary and independent of those of the texts. 5 A tentative list of them may be given as under :
(i) Bhadrabāhusvāmin's Pajjosaņākappanijjutti (c. Vira Samvat 160); (ii) Přthvīcandra Sūri's Paryu sanākalpatippanaka (13th century); (iii) Vinayacandra Sūri's Durgamapadanirukta (Samvat 1325); (iv) Jinaprabha Sūri's Sandehavişausadhi (Saṁvat 1364); (v) Jäānasāgara Sūri's Kalpasūtrāvacūri (Samvat 1443); (vi) Jayasāgara Sūri's Sukhāvabodhavivarana (15th century); (vii) Mānikyasekhara Sūri's Kalpasūtraniryuktyavacūri (15th century); (viii) Dharmasāgara Gani's Kalpakiraņāvali (Samvat 1628); (ix) śubhavijaya's Kalpasūtravrtti (Samvat 1671); (x) Sanghavijaya Gani's Kalpapradipikā (Samvat 1674); (xi) Jayavijaya's Kalpadīpikā (Saṁvat 1677); (xii) Samayasundara Pāthaka's Kalpalatā (Saṁvat 1684-86);
avacūriai sarana (15th century vacuri (Saṁvat 1479 usadhi