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
F. Prose-Style : A monk renounces : (1) at the time of alms-collection, the food or clothing prepared for himself 34, 6-23,F/1 (2) in winter, the heating planned for himself 35, 17-24 (to be read after) 36, 7f.F/2. (3) in the case of incapacity to go out, the food brought for hirnself 36, 17-21.F/3 (4) the society 37, 7-9F/4. (5) When he cannot go out he undertakes fast by himself. 37, 14-26. 38, 20f.F/5
G. Prose-Style : The monk's rule relating to clothing 35, 25. 36, 6. 14-21. 37, 3-9. 38, 5-12.
H. Prose-Style : The proper eating on the part of the monk and the man. 37, 10-13.
After the existing chapters - with the exception of the Uvahana-suya which, being an annexe of a different sort, at first remains out of consideration - are, each for itself, thus divided into groups based on thought-content (it is found that) the passages with a similar manner of expression within the fold of the same style allow themselves to be combined even going beyond the limits of one chapter. Within the prosestyle I feel justified in positing the origin from the same source for 1A, 4A, 5A, 8B E. These fragments - in whose collection toget the following cases, one should not expect a closed-up complex - have in common the discussion of dogmas, as also the fight in support of the doctrine of rebirth and the first commandment arising therefrom, viz. that of sparing the life of other beings. As for the manner of expression let one compare iha-m-(evam) egesim (no) sannā (nāyam) bhavai 1A with iha-m egesim āyāra-goyare no sunisante bhavai and evam tesim no su-yakkhãe no supannatte dhamme bhavai 8E, āikkhāmo, pucchissāmo, sāhissāmo 4A with lajjamo 8E, eyāvanti savvāvanti logamsi 1A with avanti key'avanti logamsi 4A 5A, tam parinnaya mehāvi n'eva sayam etc. 1A and 8E. On the contrary, such stylislic relalionship is not discoverable between 1B, 2B, 8A which have for their subject-matter the showing of respect and offering of a service. The last two rather display a thoroughly different diction and 1B, apparently when one undertakes collecting such an evidence, on account of its brevity permits no conclusion. That 6D goes with 8G is however obvious. 8H again stands isolated.
If the comparatively broad plane of the Prose-Style allows the manner of expression to strike forth in a better determined fashion and thereby lightens the task of forming groups, in the case of the Verse-Style the question relates almost solely to the content concerned. In the śloka-Style