Some Jaina Canonical Sutras

Author(s): Bimla Charn Law
Publisher: Royal Asiatic Society

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SOME JAINA CANONICAL SUTRAS
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this treatise will surely be very useful although we have now broad outlines of literary history of Jainism and Buddhism. The sacred texts of the Jainas known as the āgamas, which are collectively called the siddhantas, are forty-five in number. They may be divided as follows:
(I) Twelve Angas.—(a) Āyāramga sutta (Acarānga sutra), (b) Suyagadamga (Sūtrakṛtānga), (c) Thanamga (Sthānanga). (d) Samayayamga, (c) Bhagavativiyahapannatti (Vyakhyāprajñapti). (f) Nayadhammakahão (Jnātādharmakatha), (g) Uvasagadasão (Upasakadaśā), (h) Amtagadadasão (Antakyddasā). (2) Anuttarovavaiyadasão (Anuttara-upapatikadaśā), (j) Panhavagaraṇāim (Praśnavyakaraṇāni), (k) Vivagasiyam (Vipāka-sūtram), and (1) Ditthivaya (Dṛṣṭivāda). (II) Twelve Upangas. (a) Ovavaiya (Aupapātika), (b) Rayapasenaijja or Rayapasenaiya (Rajapraśniya), (c) Jivājīvābhigama, (d) Pannavanā (Prajñāpanā), (e) Surapannatti or Suriyapannatti, (f) Jambuddivapannatti (Jambudvipaprajñapti), (g) Camdapannatti (Candraprajñapti), (h) Nirayavali, (i) Kappavadamsião (Kalpavatamsikā), (j) Pupphião (Puspikā), (k) Puppha culião (Puspaculikā), and (7) Vanhidasão (Vṛṣṇidaśā).
(III) Ten
Prakirnakas (Painnas). (a) Caüsarana (catuḥsarana), (b) Aurapaccakkhāna (Aturapratyakhyāna), (c) Bhattapariņņā (Bhaktapratijñā), (d) Samthara, (e) Tamdulaveyaliya, (f) Camdavijjhaya, (g) Devimdatthaa, (h) Ganivijja, (i) Mahāpaccakkhāṇa, and (j)
Viratthaa.
(IV) Six Ceya suttas (Ceda sūtras).-(a) Nisiha, (b) Mahänisiha, (c) Vavahara, (d) Ayāradasão, (e) Kappa (Bṛhatkalpa), and (f) Pamcakappa. (V) The two solitary texts.-Nandisutta and Anuogadara. These two sutras have no common name.
(VI) Four Mulasultas.-(a) Uttarajjhayaṇa, (b) Avassaya, (c) Dasaveyaliya, and (d) Pimdanijjutti.
Of the twelve angas, Jain philosophy has been dealt with in the Дyaramga sutta and Panhāvāgaraṇāim. Doctrinal and other matters have been discussed in the Suyagaḍamga. Mahānimittas, monism, pluralism (anikkavāda-Thanamga,