Book Title: ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 04
Author(s): International School for Jain Studies
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies
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2.2 The commentary literature
The commentary literature of Jaina gamas consists of four parts:
1. Nijjutti,
2. Bhāṣya,
3. Cunni, 4. Tik.
3.0 Digambara's Canonical Literature
Today a series of works, which are, regarded as authoritative accounts of the doctrine take among Digambaras the position of the lost old canon. These works are distinguished in four groups depending upon the subjects like history, cosmography, philosophy and ethics they deal with. They are as follows:
3.1 Four Anuyogas (expositions):
a. Pratham nuyoga, (world history)
b. Cara nuyoga, (ethics and rituals)
c. Kara nuyoga (cosmography)
d. Dravy nuyoga. (Philosophy)
3.2. The Drṣtiv da (the 12th anga)
This Text consists of parikarma, s tra, p rvagata, anuyoga and culik. c ryas Puspadanta and Bh tabali (1st or 2nd century AD) composed the Satakhand gama Text on the basis of few Purvas contained in the Dṛṣtiv da.
The Kaş yap huda another old Text which is based on the 5th P rva of the Dṛstiv da composed by crya Gu adhara (2nd or 3rd century AD). The Drṣtiv da had been called an excellent sacred text. According to vet mbara Jainas this anga is completely lost.
crya Dharasena (between 86-156 AD) practicing penance at Girnar imparted them the knowledge of the P rvas to Acāryas Puspadanta and Bhutabali. They composed the in Sauraseni Pr krta.
From the 2nd to the 6th century AD a number of important commentaries were written on Chakkhand gama the Satkhand gama, which unfortunately are not available. The most important available commentary is the Dhaval (completed in 816 AD) by c rya V rasena.
crya Gu adhara, a contemporary of Dharasena (between 86-156 AD), was author of this Text. Yativṛṣabha (before 5th century AD) composed C r i on this text. c rya Vrasena started writing the commentary called Jaya Dhaval on this text but died and his renowned pupil Jinasena completed this commentary in 837 AD.
4.1 Prominent Digambara c ryas and their works.
1 Acāryas Puspadanta and The Satakhand gama. In the eighth century c rya Vrasena wrote a Bh tabali:
tik on it called Dhaval
The Kaş yap huda
Pañc stik ya, Pravacanas ra, Samayas ra, Niyamas ra, Aṣṭap huda, Bhaktisa graha and twelve Anupekh s.
2
crya Gu adhara:
3 c rya Kundakunda:
4 Acarya Yativrsabha:
5 Acarya Vattakera:
6 c rya ivakoti:
7 Sw mi K rtikeya:
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