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
201 Mahattara of Vānija kula, Kodiya gana and Vayara sākhā. In this Cunni we come across quotations in Samskrtal and Prākrta? and differences of opinion3 regarding philosophical topics. On p. 274 we have: "P ufe शेष दशवैकालिकचूर्णी अभिहितं". This Dasaveyāliyacunni may or may not be belonging to this very author. If it is his work it follows that Dasaveyāliyacunni was composed by him before he composed Uttarajjhayaņacuņņi.
Abhayadeva Sūri has used a Cunni and a com. on Viāhapannatti while commenting upon it."
On Kappa there are two anonymous Cunnis. But according to Jaina Granthāvali (p. 12), one of them is composed by Pralamba Sūri.
Vavahāracunni narrates an episodes pertaining to King Gardabhilla and Kalaka Sūri wherein the latter succeeds in relieving his sister Sarasvatī, a nun from this king who had abducted her, and in dethroning this king. In its 8th section it is stated that Ārya Rakṣita Sūri gave permission to the Jaina clergy to keep a mätraka (a kind of small vessel) during the rainy season.
Dasāsuyakkhandhacunni is anonymous, and it mentions Siddhasena (Divākara). See D.CGC M. (vol. XVII, pt. II, p. 70).
Jiyakappacunni, a Prākrta work of Siddhasena Sūri, is mostly in prose. From p. 19, 11. 20-216 and p. 23, 1. 227 it follows that some one else also had composed a Cuņņi on Jiyakappa; but it seems that this is now lost. The extant Cunni explains the five varieties of vyavahāra with their sub-varieties, gives etymologies and synonyms of some words (vide pp. 4-5, 28 and 30) and explains a rule of Prākrta grammar on p. 2.8 This Cunni mentions some works as well. Out of them Pindanijjutti (p. 14) and Jonipāhuda (p. 28) may be here noted.
1. See pp. 26, 30, 65, 152, 206, 223-224, 225 etc. 2. See pp. 198, 225, 230 etc.
3. See pp. 145-146 etc. See DCGCM. (vol. XVII, pt. I, p. 86). This episode and the transference of the date of the paryusanaparvan are mentioned in Nisīhacunni. "fayfaregut report fogh .".
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