Jaina Law Bhadrabahu Samhita

Author(s): J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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IXHERIT.INCE AND PARTITION.
be said that the Gañadharas bad arranged the body
(the Jainn teaching in 12 parts, called the Trrelve Angas, the Trrelfth Anga being sub-divided into (1) 14 Pürvas, (2) Parikramas, (3) Sútra, (4) Prathainainnyoga and (5) Chûlikas. The main course of their scriptural history is admitted by all Jainas; but there is a slight difference between the Sretimbara and Digambara Jainas. The Svetîmbaras say that the Sacred Books Tere reduced to writing in 454 A.D. at the Council of Vallabhi, near Bhavanagar, under Devarddhigaņa ; whereas the Digambaras put this date after 49 Vikrania Samrat or 8 B.C. But the distinction is immaterial for our present purposes.
The original book, of which the Bhadrabahu Sanhită forms a chapter, is thin Upasakdhydyana Ariga, one of the twelve Augas referred to above. This Auga, like most Jaina ancient books, is unavailable. But Bhadrahîhu, according to Jaina tradition, iras a conteniporary of Chandragupta, of whom he was the revered preceptor also.* Thus Bhadrabahu, the author or compiler of these Slokas, flourished about 340 B.C., at least about 365 B.C. (He was the last of the Srutakevalins). The tradition of the Jaina Lord, as given in the following
*08. tho historical ovidonces givon in the Mindi Magazine Jaina Siddhanta Bhaskara, published by Dovakumar's Central Jaina Oriental Library of Arral, Vol. I., No. 1, for July to September, 1912, pages 11 and following.