Jain Agam Sahitya

Author(s): K R Chandra
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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Dr. M. D. Vasantharaj
of Him with unswerving faith in His teachings. Thereupon he expresses his incapacity to take to the vows of a muni and pleads to allow him to take the vows of a householder (Gihidhamma) and thus at the foot of Bhagavān Mahāvīra, first of all he takes the Pancānuvratas. Afterwards, the vow pertaining to Uvabhoga-paribhoga is taken and next to it the vow of abandoning foursold Anatthadanda. Bhagavān Mahavira instructs Ananda not to commit transgressions i.c. Aricāras relating to Samyaktva. Thereafter the aticāras pertaining to five Aņuvratas, digvrata, upahhoga-paribhoga parimāna vrata, anattha danda vermaņavrata, desāvagāsiga vrata, Sāmāyika vrata, Posahovavāsavrata, Ahāsamvibhāgavrata, and finally the aticāras pertaining to samlehaņājhūsaņārāhaņā.
According to the Digambara tradition, afrer 683 years of the Parinirvāṇa of Bhagavān Mahāvīra, the Anga and Pūrva ŚrutaJñāna was only partially retained by Munis and the Āgama works were composed by such of these munis depending on their such partial knowledge of the śruta. Again commentaries were written on these Āgama works by a succession of Ācāryas depending again on the reminiscent knowledge of the Sruta. Now as Samantabhadra's name finds place in this list of succession of commentators, it is quite possible that he had the knowledge on course partially, of Uvāsayajjhayaņa' and that depending on the same be conposed Ratnakaranda-Śravakācāra, the earliest Śrāvakācāra work of the Digambaras. Therefore a comparison o.. Uvāsagadasão and R. K. Śrävakācāra is discussed here.
R. K. Śrāvakācara is divided into seven paricchedas and the statement - 'Iti Śri Samantabhadra-Viracite Ratnakaranda Nāmni Upāsakādhyayane'2 at the end of these paricchedas is noteworthy. The same possibly indicates Upāsakādhyayana' to have been the source depending on which the author Samantabhadra has composed this work with the title "Ratnakara nda'. In the first Pariccheda, which opens with the benedictory stanza offering obeisance to Vardhamāna Tirthankara, Samyagdarśana with its eig!it Argas. etc. noted for perfection is discussed. The second Pariccheda describes in brief Samyagjñana with its four fold divisions namely Prathamānuyoga, Karaṇānuyoga, Carṇānuyoga and Dravyānuyoga. In the 5, Seminar on Join Agama