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 (IV) It is this Nijjutti alone that proceeds on a scientific basis and
follows the order of the suttas it deals with. From this exposition of the extant Nijjuttis their nature must have been realized. So, in order to have an exact idea we shall note the explanations of the word Nijjutti given in several places. Some of them are as onder :
(1) Avassayanijjutti. Here we have : __ “निज्जुत्ता ते अत्था, जं बद्धा तेण होइ निज्जुत्ती । तहवि य इच्छावेई, विभासिउं सुत्तपरिवाडी ॥"
(2) Visesā°. Herein the above-noted verse is incorporated and numbered as 1085. Besides, there runs a verse as under :
"जं निच्छयाऽऽइजुत्ता, सुत्ते अत्था इमीऍ वक्खाया । तेणेयं निज्जुत्ती, णिज्जुत्तत्थाभिहाणाओ॥"
(3) Haribhadra Sūri's com. (p. 2b) to Dasaveyāliya and its Nijjutti. There it is said: “निर्युक्तानामेव सूत्रेऽर्थानां युक्ति:-परिपाट्या योजनं, निर्युक्तयुक्तिरिति वाच्ये युक्तशब्दलोपानियुक्तिः।
(4) śīlānka Sūri's com. (p.4a) to Āyāra (I. 1: 1). There it is remarked: “निश्चयेनार्थप्रतिपादिका युक्तिर्नियुक्तिः ।"
(5) Maladhārin Hemacandra Sūri's com. (p. 258b) to Aņuogaddāra (s. 151). Here it is said: “नितरां युक्ताः-सूत्रेण सह लोलीभावेन सम्बद्धा निर्युक्ता अर्थास्तेषां युक्ति:-स्फुटरूपतापादानम्, एकस्य युक्तशब्दस्य लोपानियुक्तिः".
(6) Mūlāyāra. In its 515th verse it is said as under :
‘ण वसो अवसो अवसस्स कम्ममावासयं ति बोधव्वा । जुत्ति त्ति उवाय त्ति य णिरवयवा होदि णिज्जुत्ती ॥'
These definitions, no doubt, explain to some extent the meaning of Nijjutti; but, in order that its nature may be completely realized, it is necessary to tap another source wherein there is a specific mention of at least its constituents. Up till now I have not come acro source. So I shall, first of all, quote from the Dasaveyaliyanijjutti the following verses which throw some light in this direction and then refer to Aņuogaddāra : “निक्खेवेगट्ठनिरुत्तविही पवित्ती य केण वा कस्स । तद्दाराभेयलक्खण तयरिहपरिसा य सुत्तत्थो ॥४॥"
“भिक्खुस्स य निक्खेवो १ निरुत्त २ एगट्ठियाणि ३ लिंगाणि ४ । अगुणट्ठिओ न भिक्खू अववाया पंच दाराई ॥ ३३२ ॥"