Jain Legend Vol 2

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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In the stanzas of Da avaik lika Niryukti and Ogha Niryukti, both K lika Sambh tavijaya lika S tra and Ogha are incorporated in Cara aKara nuyoga. The division of S tras into expositions (Anuyogas) had taken place between V.N. 590 and 597. Accordingly after the demise of rutakeval Bhadrab hu, during the intermediate period of 420 to 427, rya Rak ita splitted them into expositions.
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rutakeval Bhadrab hu was not the author of Niryuktis. This view can once again be proved by the following example from a stanza in Dasa ruta Ska dha Niryukti:
Egabhaviye ya badh ue ya abhimuhiya n ma goye ya/
Ete tinni vi des , davvammi ya pomdr yassa ||46||
Three instructions of the substance (dravya Nik epa) were analysed in this stanza. According to the commentator of B hatkalpa s tra there are three different beliefs among these three Sthaviras - rya Mamg, rya Samudra and rya Suhasti.
Conclusion
The elaborate analysis that is substantiated with many literary and historical evidences proves that these Niryuktis were not written by Caturda a P rvadhara Bhadrab hu, but were written by some other c rya with the same name.
Who is the author of Niryuktis?
After thus proving that Caturda a P rvadhara Bhadrab hu is not the author of the now available Niryuktis, the question that arises next is, who is the author of these Niryuktis? Before bringing out an answer, we have to first determine in all how many c ryas were there with the same name Bhadrab hu and which period they belonged to.
According to the literary evidences of both the Digambara and
vet mbara traditions and inscriptions, it is obvious that there were many persons with the name Bhadrab hu. According to Digambara sect there were five c ryas with the name Bhadrab hu at different times. Whereas,
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