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
mostly in verse, and indulges in various similes. Turning to Samavāya (s. 44) we learn that the Isibhāsiya contains 44 ajjhayaņas and deal with 44 Rsis born here after the expiry of their life as celestial beings. Thāņa (X ; s. 755) strikes altogether a different note; for, therein one
he ajihayanas of Panhāvāgarana, is looked upon as Isibhāsiya. Of course, as already noted on p. 114 such an ajjhayana is not to be found in the 10th Anga available at present.
SAMSATTANIJJUTTI'
This is a metrical composition having 632 verses. Its first two verses run as under:
"उसहाइवीरचरिमे सुरअसुरनमंसिए पणमिऊणं । संखेवओ महत्थं भणामि संसत्तनिजुत्तिं ॥१॥ बीयाओ पुवाओ अग्गेणीयस्स इमं सुअमुआरं । संसइमसमुच्छिमजीवाणं जाणिऊणंगं ॥२॥
From this 2nd verse it follows that this work is extracted from the 2nd Puvva. It deals with the birth of sammúrcchima jīvas that prop up under certain conditions. It points out as to what articles of food and drink are acceptable to a Jaina Sadhu. It mentions the periods of days etc., when certain eatables and drinkables cease to be acceptable to him. Further it refers to countries like Magadha, Nepal, Kalinga, Dravida and Saurāstra while discussing the above-mentioned topic.
मंखलि ११ जण्ण १२ भयाली १३ बाहुयमहु १४ सोरियाण १५ विदू १६ विंपू १७ । वरिसे कण्हे १८ आरिय १९ उक्कलवादा य २० तरुणे २१ य । गद्दभ २२ रामे २३ य तहा हरिगिरि २४ अंबड २५ मयंग २६ वारत्ता २७ । तसे य अदए २८ वद्धमाणे २९ वाऊ ३० य तीसतिमे ॥४॥ पासे ३१ पिंगे ३२ अरुणे ३३ इसिगिरि ३४ यहालए ३५ य वित्ते ३६ य । सिरिगिरि ३७ सातियपुत्ते ३८ संजय ३९ दीवायणे ४० चेव ॥५।। तत्तो य इंदणागे ४१ सोम ४२ यमे ४३ चेव होइ वरुणे ४४ य ।
वेसमणे ४५ य महप्पा चत्ता पंचेव अक्खाए ॥" 1. This is named as Jīvasaṁsattanijjutti in one of the Mss. 2. In one of the Mss. there are only 24 verses. The 1st verse begins with बीयाओ पुव्वाओ. Its last verse runs as under:
"संसत्तनिजुत्ती ए(सा) साहही वे (?) पढियव्वा । अत्थो पुण सोयव्वो सङ्कहिं साहुपासा य ॥"