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Jacobi theory from independent sources. Prof. Jacobi has had to depend on indirect proofs, when he says that the scriptures of the Jains came to be written for general use in the time of Devardhi Gani
Xl duction. although it was not unusual long before that to write scriptures in books. The passages are as follows:
तत्र मन्नतन्त्रकल्पानदीक्षितान्न श्रावयेत् । नापि तत्पााल्लेखयेत् । अज्ञानखरूपं न दीक्षयेत् ॥ पृ. ७-२ तदर्थ कायोत्सर्ग कृत्वा निषद्यायामुपविश्य आत्मनो दक्षिणभागे शिष्यमुपवेश्य लग्नवेलायां कुम्भकयोगेनाचार्यपरम्परागतं पुस्तकादिषु लिखितमाचार्यमन्त्रं निवेदयेत् । * ततो गन्धपुष्पाक्षतान्वितं मुष्टित्रयमक्षाणां दत्त्वा तदनु छत्र-चामर-हस्त्यश्व-शिबिका-राजागानि योगपट्टक-खटिका-पुस्तका-ऽशसूत्र-पादुकादिकं च दद्यात् ॥ पृ. ९-१
There is the direct reference to Pustaka i.e. book and the Surimantra being about the time written in books etc. There is also warning against an uninitiated person writing works relating to Mantra Tantra and Kalpas. It is possible thus that athough the books were not in general use in some places at least the scriptures must have been written in books for exact preservation of the same. We may 16 observe in passing that the reference to "Nandi-Sutra" in the chapter must be to the original Sutra and possibly to "Brihannandi described in "Yoga-vidhi" as also at the end of "Nandi-Sutra" (Agamodaya samiti Edition) and the inference of Dr. Jacobi that what Devavachaka did was to redact and enlarge upon the old work seems to be true.
While dealing with the Nitya-karma-Vidhi I dwelt upon the ceremonials being the same before and after the date of the present work. Another factor which goes to prove the authenticity of the Jain
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