Samavayangasuttam

Author(s): Ashok Kumar Singh
Publisher: B L Institute of Indology

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second appendix the qualities of all beings are described in question-answer form. A third appendix in common Gathās, shows the dates of the spiritual and temporal heroes..
Before proceeding to present the content of Samavāyānga, in the light of above scheme of exposition, a few words about its content will be in order. Its present content, in general, according to Padmbhūsana Pt. Dalsukh Malvania" may be grouped as:
(i) Path of liberation, (ii) Reality, (iii) Cosmology, (iv) Great persons, (v) Jina Order (vi) Literature and (vii) miscellaneous, along with further subclassifications. Ach. Mahāprajña20 classified the subject-matter of this text into thirty three groups: -- 1. Canons 2. Karma
3. Art 4. Time
5. Governor 6. Kriyāvāda 7. Universe 8. Unit of measurement 9. Direct disciples 10. Knowledge 11. Animal & plant 12. Great meni 13. Deity & paradises 14. Matter
15. Ponds and lakes 16. Forests
17. Hell & hellish being 18. Mountains : 19. Liberatable souls 20. Human beings 21. Death types 22. Path of liberation 23. King
24. Colouring 25. Body
26. Jina Order 27. Utksepa of Samavāya 28. Niksepa of Samavāya 29. Emanation 30. Oceans & Rivers 31. Spiritual practices 32. Hindrances to 33. Astral bodies.
Sadhana Beginning of the text
Anga four begins, after prefacing the customary introduction-suyam me āyusam, teņam bhagavatā evamakkhātam. In reference to the authorship of Mahavira:iha khalu samaņeņam bhagavatā Mahāvīreņam then follows the regular varņaka with about forty attributes. Afterward ime duvālasamge ganipidage pannatte, tam jahā i. e. the names of the twelve anga texts. The