________________ ISIBHASIYAIM* (A Jaina Text of Early Period) Prof. Walther Schubring (Submitted by E. Sieg at the session of den Nachrichten der Akademic der wissenschaften 24 Gottingen, 19th June 1942) Of the Isibhasiyaim (Rsibhasitani) we have only scanty and mutually contradictory statements from ancient times. The mere name appears in the lists of literature not included in the Angas as found in the Nandi (Agamodayasamiti 202 b, Weber, Verz. II 697) and the Pakkhiya (Devachand Lalbhai Pustakoddhara 4, 66 a), among the kaliya texts of the Jainas, i.e. those works which (in contrast to the ukkaliya) were destined for the study hours in the daily time-table. Thana 506a, on the other hand they appear as the third chapter of the 10 Panhavagaranain, the 10th Anga, in the shape of which come down to us, however, they are not contained. Samavaya 68 a, they have 44 ajjhayana, while Jinaprbha in his Vihimaggapava composed in s. 1363 (Weber p. 864-880) ascribes 50 sections to them. Haribhadra, when commenting on Avassayanijjutti 2, 6, identifies them with the canonical Painna (Prakirnaka) named Devindatthao, and when commenting on Av. 8, 5 obviously with the Uttarajjhayana. For details, Weber's Indische Studien vols. 16 and 17 be referred to. Thus, already at an early time, there was uncertainty regarding a work which the author of the Av. known under the famous name of Bhadrabahu mentions among these (Av. 2, 6, cp, Leumann, Uebersicht ueber die Avasyaka-Lit, p. 24b) which he intended to write a scholastic treatise (nijjutti). If he did carry out this intention, his work is however, so far as we know, not preserved. The original is mentioned by the Jaina-Granthavli (p. 80) for * by courtesy : Isibhasiyaim, L.D. Series 45, L.D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad, 1974, page 1-12.
