Jain Literature

Author(s): Paul Marett
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8. ANTAKRDDASA Various
narratives, grouped partly in tens, and referring in many cases to the time of the twenty-second Tirthankara, Aristanemi, said to have been the contemporary of
Krsna. 9. ANUTTAROPAPATIKADASA
Also in ten parts: two only are of real interest and originality, these concern persons reborn in the
highest heavens. 10. PRASNAVYAKARANA The
titles of the two parts of this work are Asvara (inflow of karma and Samvara (cessation of inflow). The five great sins and the five great renunciations appear, together with much information on social life of ancient times, crime and punishment and other
topics. 11. VIPAKASRUTA Two groups
of ten quite readable stories illustrating the consequences of karma,
respectively evil and good. (12 the twelfth anga has been lost.)
Anga-Magadha. Various 8. NIRAYAVALIKA forms, with other topics are dealt with in the four following Upangas, the second part of the text, a single work in five parts. mainly in the form of replies These contain various by Mahavira to questions by accounts, sometimes his disciple Gautama on repetitive, of the lives and subiects such as reincarnations of various
reincarnation and Moksha. people. The hells and 2. RAJAPRASNIYA Much of this heavens of lain belief are
work consists of a dialogue mentioned, and there are between a monk, Kesi, who . references to historical is a follower of the twenty- events. The four remaining third Tirthankara, Parsva, parts of this composite work, and a king, Paesi by name. the last four Upangas, are as and it includes a discussion follows:
on the nature of the soul. 9. KALPAVATAMSIKA 3. JIVAJIVABHIGAMA gives a 10. PUSPIKA
detailed classification, in the IL PUSPACULIKA manner beloved of lain 12. VRSNIDASA scholars, of the different The number 01 the categories of animate predominantly metrical, beings, that is beings having compositions comprising the a soul, jiva..
Prakirnas is not exactly settled, 1. PRAINAPANA The longest of but is generally taken as ten. the upangas, written by, or
The name signifie's 'scattered at least based on the work pieces' or 'miscellancous' and of, one Arya Syama. It is a
these works give the impression methodical collection. in
of hasty compilation. The question and answer form.
subject matter is very varied. of definitions or categories
Apart from ritual hymns, much of relating to a wide variety of this collection is devoted to the subjects, eg. living and non- preparation for holy death and living things, speech, to various aspects of monastic passions, karma,and many
life and discipline others.
I. CATUH SARANA is 5. SURYAPRAJNAPTI starts in
concerned with seeking questions and answer form
protection with the (but does not continue in
enlightened ones, the this style). Once again,
liberated souls. the Gautama and Mahavira are
mendicants and the the speakers. It is a treatise
religious doctrine Idharma). on astronomy, dealing with
four refuges in all. the sun, moon, and stars.
2. ATURAPRATYAKHYANA 01. JAMBUDVIPAPRAINAPTI A
Renunciation of evil by the description of the
sick in preparation of death geography of lambudvipa.
3. BHAKTAPARIJNA Ritual on the inhabited central part of
giving up food the universe.
1 SAMSTARA Regarding the 7. CANDRAPRAJNAPTI This
rituals and preparation for Upanga repeats (with minor
the death bed variants) the latter part of 5. TANDULAVAITALIKA A the Suryaprajnapti (above).
collection of varied material dealing with the moon and in prose and metre stars.
concerning, for example, the
The next section of the Svetambara canon comprises the texts know as Upangas. Although these, like the Angas are 12 in number, there is no correspondence between the two sets of texts. As with the Angas, numerous commentaries on the Upangas have been written by lain scholars through the centuries. 1. AUPAPATIKA This is
probably the most important work in this group. There is a description of the visit of Mahavira to the vicinity of the town of Campa where he delivered a sermon before the king Kunika Ajatasatru, ruler of