Jain Journal 1993 04

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

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Jinavallabha who died A.D. 1112, (see Kl. 248 b), the former of the two authors is called the first teacher after the interval following upon Aryarakṣita and Durbalikăpuşpa (above p. 348)666 In Sarvarājagani's schol, on the Gaṇadharas rdhaśatakam a śrāvakaprajñapti is cited among the 500 (or 105 ?) payaraṇas (prakaraṇa), composed by him in Sanskrit according to the statement in the text. The title śrāvakaprajñapti is in entire harmony with the statement of the āyāravihi just quoted. According to the Gurvavali of Tapagaccha Kl. 253a (28) there lived Umåsvätikara in 1190 Vira (Samvat 720), who is, however, distinguished from the author of the śravakaprajñapti (ptyādi)-(yataḥ sammativṛttau, of, above p 347, Śri Umäsvätivācaka ity uktam). The latter is probably, as Klatt kindly informs me, the person of this name who appears in the Bombay MS. of a paṭṭavali of the Vṛhat-Kharataragaccha, in the continuation of the old Sthaviravalt immediately after its last member. Düşagani, the teacher of Devarddhigani, and separated by one gradation alone from Haribhadra who is mentioned together with him in the äyäravihi. Since the date of Devarddhigani is 980 Vira, and the death of Haribhadra is placed in [372] 1055 Vira, see Kl. 253a (27), tradition seems to place Umāsvätikara, the author of the śrāvakāprajñapti, about 1000 Vira (= Samvat 530)! While it is true that the ayaravihi does not claim to stand in direct connection with Umasv. and Haribh, merely citing them, yet this citation is of such a character that it is calculated to afford ancient testimony concerning a treatise which mentions, not sources of information of later date, but merely these two names which are manifestly of tolerable antiquity. The statements contained in this work gain consequently in authority and the same conclusion holds good of the information of a literary and other nature in harmony therewith, contained in both sāmācāri texts (sa vihi and vihipava). In continuing from this point on to adduce the testimony of the Vidhiprapa (V) especially, I do so, partly because it has a fixed date, and partly because it contains the most detailed statements. I shall, however, not fail to state where Ayäravihi (Avi) or Samiyārtvihi (Svi), which takes an intermediate position between Avi. and V. as regards fullness, offer anything worthy of particular note.
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The second part of the Siddhanta is formed by the 12 uvamgas, upangas. This title is applied in the angas to the Brahmanical upangas alone. In anga 3, three of the existing uvamgas are apparently mentioned, but under the title angabahira and not under that of
666 The very faulty MS. reproduces the Umäsäyi of the text by Umasvami in the commentary! This form of the name is found elsewhere, e. g., in the Vicārāmṛtasamgraha as that of the author of the fra°pti.