Jain Study Center NC Raleigh 1997 11 YJA Regional Convention

Author(s): Jain Study Center NC Raleigh
Publisher: USA Jain Study Center NC Raleigh

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Shatkhand-agam:
The Shatkhand-agam is also known as Maha-kammapayadi-pahuda or Maha-karma-prabhrut. Two Acharyas; Pushpadant and Bhutabali around 160 AD wrote it. The second Purva-agam named Agraya-niya was used as the basis for this text. The text contains six volumes. Acharya Virsen wrote two commentary texts, known as Dhaval-tika on the first five volumes and Maha-dhaval-tika on the sixth volume of this scripture, around 780 A.D.
Kashay-pahud or Kashay-prabhrut:
Acharya Gunadhara wrote the Kasay-pahud. The fifth Purva-agam named Jnan-pravad was used as a basis for this scripture. Acharya Virsen and his disciple, Jinsen, wrote a commentary text known as Jaya-dhaval-tika around 780 AD.
Four Anuyogas:
1. Pratham-anuyoga (Dharma-kath-anuyoga) - Religious Stories
This anuyoga consists of the following texts, which contain religious stories, art, literature, history, poetry, and like literature.
Name Padma-puran Harivamsa-puran Adi-puran Uttar-puran
Author Ravisen Jinsen II Jinsen II Gunabhadra
Time 650 AD 783 AD 783 AD 879 AD
2. Charn-anuyoga - Conduct This anuyoga consists of the following texts, which contain principles of observances, conduct, behavior, and like literature.
Mulachar
Vattaura Trivarnachar
Vattaura Ratna-karanda-shravak-achar Samantabhadra
600 A.D. 600 A.D. 600 A.D.
3. Karan-anuyoga (Ganit-anuyog) - Mathematics This anuyoga expounded the texts, which had mathematical viewpoints. It consists of the following texts, which contain geography, mathematics, astronomy, astrology, and like literature.
Surya-prajnapti Chandra-prajnapti Jaya-dhaval-tika Gommat-sar
Unknown Unknown Virsen/Jinsen Nemichandra Siddhant Chakravarti
780 A.D. 1000 A.D.
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