Jains Today in World

Author(s): Pirre Paul AMIEL
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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Their Sacred Books and Other Writings : 59 2) The Daśavaikālika-sūtra speaks, in ten accounts, of monastic life. Its author is supposed to be Sayambhava, one of the “Sthavira" who had perfect knowledge of Mahāvīra's teachings.
3) The Āvasyaka-sūtra contains the six compulsory observances of Jain ascetics and Jain laities.
4) The Pindaniryukti-sūtra or Oghaniryukti-sūtra defines various rules for the ascetic life and for the collection of alms. According to the Jains, its author would be Bhadrabāhu, the last “Srutakevalin”. The Sthānakavāsī and Terāpanthi do not acknowledge these treatises as authentic. Instead of the two works mentioned above, they add the “Cülikā-sūtra".
The "Cūlikā-sūtra" (appendixes) comprises two books:
1) The Anuyogadvāra-sūtra, written by Arya Rakṣita, constitutes a sort of Jain encyclopaedia.
2) The Nandi-sūtra, written by Devavācaka, speaks of five types of knowledge and of matters concerning Svetāmbara's history.
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The “Prakirņaka” (various texts) comprise ten books:
1) The Catuḥsarana is an account on liberated souls, beggarmonks, confession, discipline and virtues to develop.
2-3-4-5) The Bhaktaparijñā, Saṁstāraka, Āturapratyākhyāna and Mahāpratyākhyāna speak of renunciation to the body by fasting and of the way to avoid the most significant sins.
6) The Tandulavaicărika treats of the span of life, measures of capacity, time, physiology, etc.
7) The Candravedhyaka is on matters like: education, ascetic discipline, and death.