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therefore, ascribes this work to Haribhadra (8th cent. A.D.). Velankar also informs that one of the manuscripts of the private library of Sri Hamsavijayaji Mahārāja ascribes it to Haribhadra. R. Williams, however, ascribes this work to Umāsvāti, who must be a different ācārya from the author of Tattvärthasūtra, and must have lived not later than the fifth century A.D.2
Consisting of 400 verses, it gives us the nature of samyaktva and vratas with their aticāras.
Haribhadra Suri and his works:
Haribhadra Suri is a versatile writer. He is said to have composed 1444 works. He tried to Brahmanise Jainism. He gave us a concept of Jaina society. To him are ascribed Pañcavastuka and Samyaktvasaptati, which deal with the conduct of a monk, and Śrāvakadharmavidhi and Pañcāŝikā prakaraṇa, dealing with the conduct of a householder.
Pañcavastuka, consisting of 1714 gāthās is a comprehensive work dealing with the (1) Initiation into monkhood (2) Daily routine of a monk (3) Conduct of gaccha (4) Anujñā and sallekhana (i.e. voluntary death).
The Samyaktvasaptati deals with samyaktva by giving examples of various saints.
Śravakadharmavidhi, consisting of 120 gāthās, deals with the life and conduct of a householder. Some idea as to the contents of Pañcāsikās can be had from their titles given below :
(1) Sravakadharma (2) Dikṣāvidhāna (3) Vandanavidhi (4) Pūjāvidhi (5) Pratyakhyānavidhi (6) Stavavidhi (7) Jinabhavanakaraṇavidhi (8) Pratiṣṭāvidhi (9) Yātrāvidhi (10) Upāsakaprati māvidhi, (11) Sadhudharma (12) Samācāri (13) Pindavidhi (14) Šīlāngavidhi (15) Alocanavidhi (16) Prayaścitta (17) Sthitästhitavidhi (18) Sadhupratimă and (19) Tapovidhi.
R. Williams attributes the Pañcasikas to an earlier Haribhadra, whom he calls Haribhadra Virahānka, and places him in 529 A.D,3 whereas the rest of the works he ascribes to
1. Velankar, H.D. (ed), Jinaratnakośa, p. 393.
2. Williams, R., Jaina Yoga, p. 4. 3. Ibid., p. 5.
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