Jain Journal 1978 10

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

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'Pejjadosa' of the tenth Vastu of the fifth Purva, Jñāna Pravāda' of the fourth Anga of the scripture. Yativrsabha (c. 473 A.D.-609 A.D.) compiled about 7009 verses of Cürni Sutras on the text. Virasena (c. 816 A.D.) could compile an incomplete Jaya Dhavala commentary of 20000 verses on this work, which was completed by Jinasena (c. 837 A.D.) in 40000 additional verses. Nemicandra Siddhantacakravarti (c. 11th century A.D.) abstracted from the above works, a text known as the Labdhisāra (with Kṣapaṇāsāra, consisting of 649 verses. This was commented upon by Kesava Varni (perhaps in Kannada) of the 14th century A.D. A Sanskrit commentary of the Labdhisara, known as JivatattvaPradipikā, is available as a translation (perhaps by Nemicandra of the 16th century A.D. who was a disciple of Jnanabhusana. A Sanskrit commentary of the Kşapaṇāsāra by Madhavacandra Traividya (c. 1203 A.D.) is also available. Todaramala (c. 1761 A.D.) compiled his Samyakjñānacandrikā commentary in Dhundhari on the Labdhisara-Kṣapaṇāsāra in about 13000 sentences.
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(ii) The second is the set of the Satkhaṇḍāgama texts3 (including the Mahabandha or Mahādhavala texts) by Dharasena's disciples, Puspadanta and Bhutabali (c. 2nd century A.D.), available in 23 volumes with commentary and translation in Hindi. The set was produced from 24 Anuyogadvāras of the 4th Prabhṛta, 'Karma Prakṛti' of the 5th Vastu, 'Cayanalabdhi' of the second Purva, 'Agrayani' of the 4th Purvagata of the 12th Anga, Dṛṣṭivada' of the scripture. The commentaries on this set by Kundakunda, Syamakunda, Tumbulura, Samantabhadra and Bappadeva are not available. However, the Dhavala commentary by Virasena consists of 72000 verses. Nemicandra Siddhantacakravarti abstracted from the above text, the Gommaṭasara (Jīvakānḍa in 734 verses and Karmakāṇḍa in 972 verses). A commentary Mandabodhaprabodhini by Abhayacandra Saidhanti (c. 13th century A.D.) and a commentary, ‘Jivatattvapradipika'
2.(a) Nemicandra Siddhantacakravarti, Labdhisara (with Ksapanasara), trans. and ed. by Pt. M. L. Shastri, Bombay, 1916.
(b) Gommatasara, Labdhisara along with Jivatattvapradipika, Mandabodhaprabodhini and Samyakjnanacandrika commentaries, ed. by Pt. G.L. Jain and S.L. Jain, Calcutta, (circa 1919). Jivakanda, p. 1329, 29×20 SC.: Karmakanda, p. 1200, 29×20 SC: Labdhisara, p. 973, 25 x 19 SC. These include two chapters on Arthasamdrsti of the Gommatasara (p. 308) and that on the Labdhisara (p. 207).
3.(a) Satkhandagama by Puspadanta and Bhutabali, Books 1-16 along with Dhavala commentaries by Virasena, edited with trans. by Dr. H. L. Jain, Amaraoti and Vidisha, 1939-59.
(b) Mahabandha by Bhutabali, Books 1-7, Kashi, 1947-58.
4.(a) Gommatasara, Jivakanda and Karmakanda, ed. with Eng. trans. by J. L. Jain, (Sacred Books of the Jainas), Arrah, 5, 6, 7, 1927, 1937.
(b) Hindi Trans. by Pt. M. L. Shastri, Bombay, 1927-28; Cf. also 2(b).