Jinamanjari 1998 09 No 18

Author(s): Jinamanjari
Publisher: Canada Bramhi Jain Society Publication

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(June-July). Then he gave new names to them - one became Bhūtabali and the other was named Puspadanta.
The same day both the disciples bid good-bye to their teacher and went to Ankaleśvara in Gujrat and spent their rainy season there. Puspadanta came in contact with a realtive of his, Jinapalita who joined him to procced towards the country of Vanavāsa in what is presently known Karnataka. Bhutabali went to the country of Dramila (Tamilnadu).
Acarya Puspadanta later initiated Jinapalita and composed aphorisms on "Enunciation of Existence" expounding twenty types of enunciations. He taught these aphorisms to Jinapalita and sent him to Bhutabali. Realizing the situation of Puspadanta whose end appears to have come, Bhutabali completed the text, from section 'Numeration of Realities' to 'The Great Bondage.' Hence, the author of the aphorisms of "Enunciation of Existence" is Acārya Puspadanta and the author of the remaining five sections of the text is Acārya Bhūtabali. Thus, the primary author of this aphorismic text is Lord Mahavira, its secondary author is Gautama; and Acārya Puspadanta, Bhutabali and others are the tertiary authors of this Jinistic scriptures.
English Render's Supplementary Notes
1. Benedictory prologue involving hymns to the paragons has a capacity to subdue life negativities resulting in total positivities that lead to physical and spiritual progress. Further more, it is the general tradition to ward off physical, psychical or demigodal disturbances, and its main objectives appear to be:
To minimise disturbances.
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To follow the tradition of the early Ācāryās. To encourage disciples in the tradition.
2. The benedictory prologue is called Mangala, which has a multitude of etymological meanings:
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· Gala (destroyer, purifier and remover) of the physical, psychical and literica mala (impurities).
La (brings) manga (happiness; also success).
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- Mam (ego, I- ness).
3. The benedictory prologue given in the text is called 'Pentadic Bowings, Litany or Incantation,' otherwise known as Panca Nammokkāra Mantra. It is in Prakrit language. Literally, it has developed from Nammo Siddhānam in the canonical period to five terms in about first to second century CE. The Ṣat-khandāgama is the first text to contain it in the five-fold form.
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