Jaina Agama Series

Author(s): Jambuvijay
Publisher: Jambuvijay

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Muni Jambuvijaya
(i) utilization of the old handwritten manuscripts (ii) utilization of the Cūrņi, sīkā, Avacūri, Tippaņaka, etc. (iii) utilization of the quotations from the Agama texts (iv) comparison with the Sūtra readings found in the other Agama texts (v) discrimination of the unwanted and wrong amendations made by scholars (vi) discrimination of the mistakes committed by copyists.
A scheme was adopted to edit all the Jaina Āgamas crítically and to publish them in 17 Volumes as follows:
CŪLIKĀSŪTRAS (2) Vol. I (1) Nandisūtra
(2) Anuyogadvārasūtra
ANGAS (11) Vol. II (1) Ācārānga (1977)
(2) Sūtrakstānga (1978) Vol. III (3) Sthānānga
(4) Samavāyārga Vol. IV (5) Vyākhyāprajñapti (in three parts: 1974, 1978, 1982) Vol. V (6) Jnatādharmakathānga Vol. VI (7) Upāsakadašānga
(8) Antakrddaśānga (9) Anuttaraupapātikadašānga (10) Praśnavyākaraṇadašānga (11) Vipākadašānga
UPĀNGAS (12) Vol. VII (1) Aupapātika
(2) Rājapraśnīya Vol. VIII (3) Jivābhigama Vol. IX (4) Prajñāpanā (in two parts: 1969, 1971) Vol. X (5) Jambūdvīpaprajñapti Vol. XI (6) Candraprajñapti
(7) Sūryaprajñapti Vol. XII (8) Nirayāvalikā