Book Title: 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 EXEGETICAL LITERATURE
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of the Jaina cannon. This surmise is supported by another name of Vuddhavaravariyā.
Uvasagga-As this word suggests, this section consisting of about 70 verses, deals with various terrible hardships experienced by Śramaṇa
Mahāvīra till he attained omniscience.
Samosaraṇa-This section comprises about 69 verses, in case the portion dealing with various penances of Lord Mahāvīra given in the beginning is here included. Otherwise it consists of about 48 verses which describe the samosaraṇa.
Gaṇahara-This section having about 65 verses, deals with the doubts of the 11 Gaṇadharas of Lord Mahāvīra and their removal by the latter.
Sāmāyārī This is a metrical composition of about 64 verses, and it supplies us with a ten-fold code of laws governing the life of the Jaina clergy. Before dealing with this section Malayagiri Sūri observes on p. 341b : “साम्प्रतमोघनिर्युक्तिर्वक्तव्या, सा च महत्त्वात् पृथग्ग्रन्थान्तररूपा कृता ॥ सम्प्रति दशविधgfaqen "Similarly, while commenting upon the last verse of this section he remarks on p. 355b : “इदानीं पदविभागसामाचार्याः प्रस्ताव:, सा च कल्पव्यवहाररूपा बहुविस्तरा, ततः स्वस्थानादवसेया ।"
The remaining portion of Uvagghāyanijjutti consists of about 216 verses. It commences by mentioning 7 causes that decrease the lifeperiod. It deals with 7 nayas, 4 anuyogas, 7 Nihnavas and sāmāyika. Incidentally it narrates the lives of Vajrasvāmin, Āryarakṣita Sūri, Damadanta, Metārya, Kālaka, Cilātiputra, Atreya, Dharmaruci, Ilāputra and Tetaliputra. This finishes the rough survey of Uvagghāyanijjutti which is referred to, in the Nijjutti on other sections of Avassaya and which opens the doors for the treatment of suttapphāsiyanijjutti wherein the 1st topic dealt with is the nature of sutta. This is followed by Namokkāranijjutti of about 144 verses. Then we have samāïyanijjutti of about 111 verses.1 This completes the Nijjutti of Avassaya (I).
Caüvvisatthavanijjutti and Vandaṇanijjutti consist of about 60 and 190 verses respectively.
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Its 1st verse is as under :
"नंदिमणुओगदारं विहिवदुवग्घाइअं च नाऊणं । काऊणं पंचमंगलमारंभो होइ सुत्तस्स ॥"
Do the words Nandi and Anuogadāra here used refer to the two Culiyāsuttas ?
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