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 Präkrta, and on pp. 416-417 and 569-576 of its Pt. I, we have passages in Samskrta. In Pt. I, on pp. 374 and 377, a pitcher is described, on p. 530 there is a reference to a writing on bhūrjapatra, on p. 566 Canakka is mentioned, and on p. 601 we have "ut sa TETET." In Pt. II, on p. 233 there is mention of Siddhasena Khamāsamaņa. Differences of opinion are noted in some places e. g. on pp. 380 and 553 of Pt. I and on p. 147 of Pt. II. On p. 548 we have the well-known story of weighing an elephant, and on p. there is a discourse between Kālaka Sūril and King Datta about the fruit of a sacrifice.
Anandasāgara Suri attributes the authorship of Dasaveyaliyacunni to Jinadāsa Gani Mahattara in his preface to this work. Herein, too, there are quotations in Samskrta2 and Prākrta”. Several sütras which can be traced to Pānini's Astādhyāyī are given here (vide pp. 66, 67, 75, 271-274 etc). Tarangavai is mentioned on p. 109, Āvassagacunni on p. 118, Ohanijjutti on p. 175, Pindanijjutti on p. 178, and Anuogadāra on p. 300.
Jinadāsa Gani Mahattara has composed Uttarajjhayanacuņņi. So says Anandasāgara Sūri who has edited it. In this Cunni at the end, its author has given some account of himself; but, unfortunately he has not mentioned his name. As stated therein, he is one of the pupils of Govāliya 1. There have been in olden days at least 3 Sūris by name Kālaka. Kālaka I
lived from Vira Samvat 300 to 376. Kālaka II flourished in about Vira Samvat 453. He expounded the nature of nigoda to Sakra. This is what one can infer from Uttarajjhayananijjutti (v. 120); but, according to the Therāvali (?) given in Pajjosa näkappa, this exposition is associated with Kalaka I. Kälaka III died in Vira Samvat 465 or so. He is said to have gone to an Ājivaka for studying Astānganimitta (vide Pañcakappacunni). He translated the versified prakaranas of the Jaina canon and became the founder of gandikānuyoga. Further he composed a standard work of narration known as Prathamanuyoga. He is the author of Kālaka samhitā dealing with nimittas and associated with lokānuyoga. He transferred the date of paryusanaparvan from the 5th of Bhadrapada to the 4th. He once left his disobedient pupils and went to his grandpupil Sagara who was in Suvarnabhūmi. Out of these 3 Kalaka Sūris, the one here referred to, may be Kālaka I or he may have nothing to do with any one of these. See Muni Kalyāna vijaya's intro. (pp. 23-26) to the Gujarāti translation of Prabhāvakacaritra.
See pp. 105, 123 etc. 3. See pp. 35, 46, 159, 173, 217 etc. 4. Its extent is about 5850 slokas.