Some Aspects of Jainism in Eastern India

Author(s): Pranabananda Jash
Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publisher's Pvt Ltd New Delhi

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Some Aspects of Jainism in Eastern India
Canonical norms and ritualistic procedures prescribed for the Jaina Parivrājakas are also different. Before attempting to that point in the next chapter we should mention the names of different Jaina canonical texts, viz., the Angas, the Mūlasūtras, the Cheyasuttas which throw a considerable light on the earliest stage of Jaina asceticism and the life of the Parivrājakas. There are twelve Angas, namely, Ayārānga, Sūyagaḍānga. Thāṇānga, Samayāyānga, Vivihapanatti or Bhagavati-sutra. Nāyādhammakahão, Uvāsagadasão, Antagaḍasão, Anuttarovavāiyadasão, Paṇhāvāgaranaim, Vivagasuya and Diṭṭhivaya. Of these twelve Angas, the first twoAcaranga and Sūtrakṛtānga afford us simply the rules of monastic discipline and reveal rarely the rules of expiation and of Samgha hierarchy.
The Sutra-kṛtanga also contains an exposition of the tenets and dogmas of other faith. The Jñatṛdharmakathā gives hints regarding religious preaching as well as stories and anecdotes calculated to carry moral conviction. The Upasakādhyayana, also called Upāsakadaśāka, primarily deals with the religious code for householders. The Antakṛddāśaka contains accounts of the ten saints who attained salvation after immense suffering, while the Anuttarauppātika records the name of ten saints who had gone to the highest heaven after enduring intense persecution. The Praśna-vyākaraṇa makes several accounts and episodes for the refutation of opposite views, establishment of one's own faith, promotion of holy deeds, and prevention of evil. The Vipāka-sūtra explains how virtue * ՈՐ
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