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
(v. 29-30), (v. 156), f (v. 342) etc. Egaṭṭhas also are given eg that of आअ (v. 32), दुम (v. 35 ), पुप्फ (v. 36), नाय (v. 52 ), समण (v. 158-159), (v. 270) and (v. 345-347). In v. 6 Kappa is mentioned. In v. 50 there is a reference to a syllogism consisting of 5 members and to one having 10, and in v. 157 a Jaina saint is compared with several objects. Four varieties of gahiyapaya viz. gajja, pajja, geya and cunna are given in v. 170, and the following 4 verses define them. Verse 188 states four types of narration whereas the subsequent ones up to 201 deal with their varieties.1 Verses 220, 221 and 224 explain the nature of the soul. In v. 252-253 are enumerated 24 kinds of corn and in v. 254-255 24 kinds of jewels. Verses 259-262 deal with erotic, and v. 351 mentions 8 qualities of gold.2
Uttarajjhayaṇanijjutti-This comprises about 600 verses. In v. 913 there is mention of Bhaddabahu, in v. 97 that of Ajjarakkhiya and in v. 1044 that of Thulabhadda with the honorific bhayavam. These are no doubt instances of anachronism; but they can be justified in the light of the remarks made on p. 180.
This Nijjutti deals with nikkhevas of several words and gives synonyms, 6 too. It mentions suvaṇṇabhūmi in v. 120 and Vasavadattā and Udayana in v. 148. Verses 165-178 supply us with information about 7 Nihnavas and v. 38 to 41 deal with various shapes and sizes a mathematical topic. Verse 153 mentions 8 limbs of the body, and so does v. 189, whereas v. 1. Cf. Samaraiccacariya (pp. 2-3), Upamitibhavaprapañcākatha (v. 25-50), Kuvalayamālā of Uddyotana Suri and Thana (IV, 2; s. 282). Ac. Haribhadra's Samarāïccakahã, as it is popularly known, is styled as Samaramayaṁkākahā by Uddyotanasuri in his Kuvalayamālā. It is cited as an example of sakalakatha by Ac. Hemacandra in his Kāvyānusāsana.
For details see Prof. A. M. Ghatage's article "Daśavaikālika-Niryukti" published in The Indian Historical Quarterly (vol. XI, No. 4, pp. 627-639). Therein he observes: (i) "The commentator is clearly far-fetched and twisting in interpreting
udaharanas as the dṛstantas of the logical syllogisms." -p. 637
(ii) "Haribhadra's opinion that a vauliya is a reference to the school of the Nastikas is not very accurate." -p. 638
3-4 These are the Nos. according to D. L. J. P. F. Series, No. 33.
5. संजोग (v. 30), एक्कअ (v. 142 ), गणण (v. 143 ),
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अंग (v. 144 ), पमाअ (v. 179 ), करण (v. 183), काम (v. 208), मरण (v. 208), नियंठ (v. 237), उरब्भ (v. 244 ), कविल ( v. 250 ), नमि (v. 260), दुम (v. 280), बहु (v. 310 ), सुय (v. 310 ), पूजा (v. 310 ), पवयण ( v. 455 ), जन्न (v. 460), साम (v. 480), खलुंक (v. 487), मुक्ख (v. 496), चरण (v. 514 ), and विहि (v. 516) may be cited as instances.
See v. 9, 64, 157 and 158. In v. 158 we have the synonyms of ahimsă.