Jainism vis a vis Brahmanism

Author(s): Bansidhar Bhatt
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Bansidhar Bhatt
Jambu-jyoti
foreign, Sanskrit-Prakrit, Jainism-Brahmanism, and so on, after they have even a cursory reading of our Catalogue of Parallels at the end of this paper,
The Catalogue of Parallels
Explanation :
(a) Jaina Texts : The five Jaina texts selected for the Catalogue of Parallels are the earliest ones in the history of Jaina literature. They are 1. Ayāra (Skt. Ācāra, = Āc.), 2. Sūyagada (Skt. Sūtrakrta, = Sū.), 3. Uttarajjhāyā (Skt. Uttarādhyayana, = Utt.), 4. Dasaveyaliya (Skt. Daśavaikālika, - Daśa.) and 5. Isibhāsiyāim (Skt. Rsibhāsitāni, = Rs), Ācāra's First Part (suyakkhandha, Skt. śrutaskandha called Bambhacera, Skt. Brahmacarya) and Sūtrakrta's First Part are given due importance, but their Second Parts are almost ignored for the present purpose. Besides, from other Jaina texts, some passages resembling with any of the passages of the above stated five texts are casually cited. (This is partly because of their relative lateness and sometimes secondary character.)
We use Sanskrit names instead of the original Prakrit names of the Jaina texts for the sake of brevity. The Sanskrit names, moreover, are popular and often in use also among the Jaina scholiasts..
(b) Sections :- The Acāra, being the earliest of all the texts, has been given prime importance and the first place in the Catalogue, and next comes the Sūtrakrta which is followed respectively by the Uttarādhyayana, the Daśavaikālika and the Rsibhāsitāni. The Uttarādhyayana has been offered the third place and before Daśavaikālika, because it contains many passages resembling with Brahmanical passages. On the contrary, the Daśavaikālika and the Rsibhāsitāni contain rather scanty amount of passages that parallel with the Brahmanical ones. Therefore, the passages of both these texts are included in one Section split up in to two parts. The Rsibhāṣitāni being viewed apart from the first four "senior" texts of the Jaina Canon, is given the last place in the textual order. Thus, the five Jaina texts are allotted Sections 1-4 in the following order:
Section 1. Section 2. Section 3. Section 4.
Ācāra. Sūtrakta. Uttarādhyayana. A. Daśavaikālika, and B. Rşibhäsitāni.