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6.5 PINDANIJJUTTI (Pind Ni.)
Author: attributed to Bhadrabāhu. Title: Pindaniryukti (Skt). Content: About 700 gāthās divided into eight chapters dealing with regulations about food for monks and nuns (JRK 249). References: Schubring 1935 $55; JRK 249–50; JSBI 2, 195-98; BORI Cat. 17:3, 481–92.
Exegesis
Malayagiri, Tīkā 6 700 granthas (JRK 249). Printed in PindNi.1918; translated into Gujarāti, PindNi.1962. Haribhadra and Vīragani, pupil of Devācārya, Vrtti called Sisyahitā. composed partly by Haribhadra (1 350 granthas) and partly by Vīragani (1 750 granthas). Begins: namrāmaresvara. Kapadia says the author is also known as Samudraghoşa Sūri, pupil of Isvara Gani or the Saravāla Gaccha (BORI Cat. 17:3, 484). Kapadiya also gives a long “praśasti of the Vrtti. From this, the (extent of Vīragani's portion alone would be 7 671 [granthas). The date of composition given here is samvat 1160 [1103]. The name of the author's guru is Isvara Gani, who belonged to the Saravālaka Gaccha according to the prasasti. Mahendra Sūri, Devacandra Gani and Pārsvadeva Gani helped him. It was corrected by Nemicandra Sūri and Jinadatta Sūri at Anhilwad" (JRK 249). The introduction to PindNi.1958 contains different information (p. 3). Extracts from the beginning and end printed in PindNi.1958, p. 136b-160b. Mānikyasekhara,' pupil of Merutunga of the Ancala Gaccha. Dipikā, 2832 granthas. Based on Malayagiri's cty and mentioned in the author's Āvasyakadīpikā (JRK 249). Extracts from the beginning and end printed in PindNi.1958, p. 161a-177b.
Ksamāratna, pupil of Jayakīrti Sūri of the Añcala Gaccha, Avacūri, based on the Brhadvịtti to PindNi (JRK 249; BORI Cat. 17:3, 489). Printed in Pind Ni.1958.
Pindaniryuktivişamapadaparyāya, part of the Pancavastukaparyāya (BORI Cat. 17:3,49192). Pindaniryuktivişamagāthāvivaraņa (BORI Cat. 17:3, 491–92).
Vivștti or Laghuvetti, 2 950 granthas. Begins: prārabhyate Pindaniryuktih (JRK 249).
Vịtti (JRK 250). Editions: 1918 Srimadbhadrabāhusvāmipranīta-sabhāşya-śrīmanmalayagiryācāryavivrtā Srīpinda
niryuktih / [edited by Sāgarānanda. Suratasiti : Devacandra Lālabhāi Jainapustakoddhāraphanda, Bhagavadvīrasya 2444. Vikramanrpasya 1974. Isukhriste 1918.2, 179, [1] p. ; 1 leaf of plates ; 12 x 27 cm. (Śresthi Devacandra Lālabhai-Jainapustakoddhāra ; no. 44). CLIO 3: 1916; DLJP series list)
"Pratayaḥ 1000." This edition is the same as PindNi.1958 according to Bollée (1991-94 1:xi, however he does not restate that in 2, 394).
BORI 38 135
1958
Śrīpiņdaniryuktih : Srimadbhadrabāhusvāmipraņītā sabhāsyā Śrījayakīrtisūrišisyasrikşamāratnasūtrita 'vacüryupeta : Srīvīraganiracitāyāh Sisyahitäyäh Srīmānekasekhara
1 His works are listed in BORI Cat 17:3, 457.
