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A Recent Study of Bhagatanistra Reviewed
to be involved in the discussions of these later batatas lo passing lat also be noted that in connection with the present exposition of potological topics Prajnapanā bas been referred to several times but this text bes no use whatsoever for the concept of yugma, the conclusion is incacapable that this concept had attracted the attention of an early generation of Jaina theoreticiaus but had been abandoned by the later on.s (11) Prof Deleu's observation regarding that concluding portion of the lataka wbich touche upon the problem of rebirth is also not enlighting enough. Thus bo mys,
8-12 clearly introduce XXXI seqq' (ibid) As a matter of fact, the uddeśaha 8 raises a few questions about the mode of reblito sed the subject of its enquiry is 'a soul as such', in the uideiglas 9-12 the same enquiry has been mechanically repeated for a soul that is bharya, kod that is abhavya, 'a soul that is samyagdrsti' 'a soul that is makida 'mechanically' because in relation lo the questions rused a noul ta chat rized in these four ways chobot bebave in a fashion differeat frum 2 soal * such This is a good example of four reduadant enquiries superadded to : significant one la the fataha 31 a similar performance 13 hlaged on an even bigger scale For here too certain questions pertaining to rebirtb barve been raised (one important question being repeated from the datata 25). And the subject of inquiry here are first the bellish beings aumbering krta, freta, dva para, kall' and then the same beings as characterized by the 77 items of a pre-formulated list It can easily be seen that the answer that are here given to the questions raised are identical in the case of the numbers and all the items considered, (a trval exception is the question about the number of beings purveyed, for this pumber is kyta 10 the care of the beings qumbering krta, treta in the case of those numbering there, and to on and so forth-an obvious fautology) Thus what has happened is that the relatively simple inquiry of the uddelakas 8-12 of the Jalaka 25 har 10spired the author of the talaka 31 to conduct a similar enquiry 10 torent of a pre-formulated list of Items (Such relationships obtaia ia the cast of other later salakas as well For example, the content of the lataka 26 kas Its clue in the uddelaka 8 of the sataka 8 (P 383 b)- just as its forme his its clue in the first uddelaka of the lataka 13 (p. 596) Thu bere too the later sataka simply makes uso of the contents of an cartier lalakad It docs so in the interests of a particular mothodology belag worked out) (Iv) Lastly, we consider Prof Deleo's estimate of the malscellaneous Jlacussions occuring towards the beginning of the falaka 25 (Prof Deleu bere brackets together the uddelakas 1, 2 and 5 But as a matter of fact, the uddesakas 2 and 5 are a well planned part of the ontological discossion that also covers the uddelahas 3 and 4). The fact that the passages in question are miscellaneous in character-composite as he calls them - makes Prof Delou incline to gcoop them with the carly satakas 1-20, a inclination
