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Dalsukh Malvania
Upto this time nothing is known about the contents of the work except some quotations given by Muni Shri Kalyan Vijayaji in his "Vira Nirvana Samvat Aur Jaina Kalaganana". in Hindi and some of the gathas quoted by Abhidhānarajendra Koşa from the beginning and from the end of the work. So it will be useful to scholars if some more information about this important work is given.
A Canonical Work :
This work is accepted as the Angabahaya work in the Parkirnaka class by the Śvetámbara Jainas. But it should be noted that it is not included in the 45 Agamas recognised by the Svetắmbars, However, it is given a place among the Prakirnakas in the list of the 84 Agamas. Its non-inclusion in the 45 Āgamas requires explanation. One possible explanation might be its late origin, or, the other, possible explanation is as follows:--
The work deals with the details of process of the degradation of the Agama, It is possible that to some its propositions may not be acceptable because they see that the Āgamas which the work considers to be lost are available to them. On this account the work might have been neglected and it might not have been regarded as authoritative as the other works.
A Svetambara Work
There are certain indications which show that the work was composed or compi. led by a Svetambara Acharya. Dreams of the mother of a Tirthankara are mentioned and they are 14 in number? instead of 16, the number recognised by the Digambaras. It mentions that Maru devi was liberated (87) and also out of the 24 mothers of Tirthankaras eight were liberated. This certainly shows that the author was a Sve. Jaina. Moreover, we will see later on that some of the Agamas which are mentioned in the work do not find place in the canon of the Digambaras. The number of Kulakaras 9 is given as seven and not as Fourteen, the number accepted by Tiloyapannatti 10 and other Digambara works. 11 Ten Accheragas are mentioned which go against the accepted views of the Digambaras :
6. See Jainagranthavali p. 62 and 72 and also schubring : Doctrine of the Jains, p. 109. ७. मरुदेवीपमुहाओ वियसियकमलाणणा उ रयणीए पेच्छिति सुहपसुत्ता चोद्दसपवरे महासुमिरणे ॥१०॥ also see gatha s
1020, 1022, 1024 ८. अठ्ठण्हं जगणीनो तित्थगराणं तु होंति सिद्धाो ।
अठ्ठय सणंकमारे माहिंदे अट्ट बोधवा ॥४६३।। 9. See gathas 70 ff.; 10. See Tiloya. 4. 421-504 11. Here we must note that Jambudvipaprajnapti (second Vaksaskara) mentioned 15 and not 7 Kula.
karas. It adds the name of Rsabha to the 14 mentioned by Tiloyap.
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