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
wherein only one Uvanga is mentioned for every Anga.' It appears that Hîravijaya Süri has made an attempt to reconcile this difference2 by saying that Prajñāpanā and Mahāprajñāpanā are not two different works.3 This fails to satisfy me. But at the same time, I am not in a position to explain this situation. Will any veteran scholar of Jainism be therefore pleased to do so ?
We shall now examine the exegetical literature of the 12 Uvangas if that can throw any light regarding their number and their relation with the corresponding Angas. The earliest com. on Ovavāïya, available at present, is composed by Abhayadeva Sūri, the navāngavsttikāra”. Therein he simply says that this is the Uvanga of Āyāra, but does not mention its number. The same is the case with Malayagiri Sūri? who has commented upon Uvangas 2 to 7 viz. Rayapaseniya,
1. It seems that the following verse of Abhidhānacintāmaņi (kānda II), suggests that only the 1st 11 Argas had each an Uvanga :
"इत्येकादश सोपाङ्गान्यङ्गानि द्वादशं पुनः । दृष्टिवादो द्वादशाङ्गी स्याद् गणिपिटकाया ॥१५९॥" From its com. (p. 104) we can infer that Aupapātika is the 1st Uvanga. 2. In Prameyaratnamañjūsä (p. 2a), its author śānticandra has made the following
observation after he has pointed out as to which Uvanga belongs to what Anga (this is just in accordance with Suhabohasāmāyāri) :
“3 a 341856 Arrufat aferę atselta" 3. This is what I infer from fn. 1 (p. 10) to Prameyaratnamañjūşā where the following line occurs :
" fecham AEFTITSU fan ut: (ER:o)" It may be noted that in fn. 2, on this very page it is said : "fufchenfa PITA
(TTO)." This 2nd fn. is in connection with Candraprajñapti. 4. Some name this work as Uvavāïya. 5. This title is justifiable since he has commented upon Angas 3 to 11 as the earlier
commentaries on these Angas were lost by his time as suggested in Prabhāvakacarita. In Samvat 1120 he commented upon the 3rd, 4th and 6th
Angas, and in 1128 on the 5th. 6. " ada, herge.... 1744164" (p. 14). 7. He was a contemporary of Kumārapāla; for, in some of his works he has said
HRY and in his grammar he has said : "3roura raritsata." 8. " TRIGG64 ? Jod Fore" (p. 1o).
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