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Upto this time nothing is known about the contents of the work except some quotations given by Muni Shri Kalyan Vijayaji in his “Vira Nirvana Samvat Aur Jaina Kalaganana" in Hindi and some of the gathas quoted by Abhidhānarăjendra Kosa from the beginning and from the end of the work. So it will be useful to scholars if some more information about this important work is given. A Canonical Work :
This work is accepted as the Angabahaya work in the Parkirnaka class by the Svetāmbara Jainas. But it should be noted that it is not included in the 45 Āgamas recognised by the Svetāmbars. However, it is given a place among the Prakîrnakas in the list of the 84 Agamas. Its non-inclusion in the 45 Āgamas requires explanation. One possible explanation might be its late origin, or, the other, possible explanation is as follows :
The work deals with the details of process of the degradation of the Āgama. It is possible that to some its propositions may not be aacceptable because they see that the Agamas which the work considers to be lost are available to them. On this account the work might have been neglected and it might not have been regarded as authoritative as the other works. A Śvetāmbara Work :
There are certain indications which show that the work was composed or compiled by a svetāmbara Acharya. Dreams of the mother of a Tirthankara are mentioned and they are in 14 in number? instead of 16, the number recognised by the Digambaras. It mentions that Maru devi was liberated (87) and also out of the 24 mothers of Tirthankaras eight were liberated. This certainly shows that the author was a Sve. Jaina. Moreover, we will see later on that some of the Agamas which are mentioned in the work do not find place in the canon of the Digambaras. The number of Kulakaras' is given as seven and not as fourteen, the number accepted by Tiloyapannatti10 and other Digambara work". Ten Accheragas are mentioed which go against the accepted views of the Digambaras:
दससु वि वासेसेवं दस दस अच्छेरगाई जायाई ।
ओसप्पिणीए एवं तित्थोगालीए भणियाइं ॥ ८८३ ॥ उवसग्ग-गम्भहरणं इत्थीतित्थं अमव्विया परिसा । कण्हस्स अवरकंका अवयरणं चंदसूराणं ।। ८८४ ॥ हरिवंस कुलुप्पत्ति चमरुप्पाओ य अट्ठसयसिद्धा ॥ अस्संजयाण पया दस वि अणतेण कालेण ।। ८८५ ॥१२
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