Jain Journal 1975 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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1-3. Arga Suttāni in 3 volumes is a worthwhile publication in so far as it has, brought together 11 Anga Sūtras of the Svetambara Jainas. As the Svetambaras believe that all the traditional knowledge has survived through the ravages of time, except one, the 12th Arga Sutra, to this day, these eleven Argas are revered and accepted as the most authoritative texts. The learned editor has done a good job in presenting the Arga Sutras, all together in three nicely printed volumes, and this must be deemed as a great work done on the occasion of the 2500th Nirvana Anniversary of Bhagavan Mahavira.
4. As the name indicates, Āyāro, is one of the earliest, perhaps the earliest, text on the conduct of monks, which in itself is immensely important. With translators, this has been a popular text and that is perhaps the justification for the present version.
5. Dasaveāliyam is the 2nd edition of the Sūtra printed a few years back, with Sanskrit translation, Hindi transiation, copious notes and comments.
6. Dasaveäliyam is a pocket book edition of the Dasavaikälika Sūtra in original Prakrit.
7. Daśavaikālik, Uttarādhyayan, edited and translated by Muni Nathmal, is a useful text of two Mula Sutras for the Hindi readers. The Hindi rendering is competent.
8. Bharat-Bāhubali Mahākāvyam by Punya Kusala Gani is a 17th century Jaina epic dealing with the story of Bharata and Bahubali, both sons of the first Tirthankara Rsabha, who fought a war for twelve years and then the latter entered into initiation. The theme is not very lengthy but the author has described it over 18 cantos, perhaps to claim for it the status of a great epic. Written in Sanskrit, only two copies of its text are available in a tattered form, with a number of slokas missing. The missing ślokas have been supplied by Muni Nathmal, and the translation into Hindi is the work of Muni Dulahraj. The publication is welcome in so far as it preserves a rare text from total extinction.
9-10. Bhagavān Mahāvīr by Acarya Tulasi and Sraman Mahāvīr by his disciple, Muni Nathmal, purport to be biographies of the 24th Tirthankara of the Jainas. When two writers write on a common theme there is always the risk of the two standing for comparison, and this should have been avoided. Acarya Tulsi's work which is smaller in size was meant for publication by the National Committee for the