Studies in Jainism

Author(s): Ramkrishna Mission Institute of Culture Culcutta
Publisher: Ramkrishna Mission Institute of Culture Culcutta

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LITERATURE OF JAINISM
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6. Jñatrdharmakatha contained hints regarding religious
preaching as well as stories and anecdotes calculated
to carry moral conviction. 7. Upāsakādhyayana or Upāsaka-dasaka was meant to
serve as a religious code for householders. 8. Antakrddasaka gave accounts of ten saints who at
tained salvation after immense suffering. 9. Anuttaraupapatika contained accounts of ten saints
who had gone to the highest heaven after enduring
intense persecution. 10. Pras na-vyākarana contained accounts and episodes
for the refutation of opposite views, establishment of one's own faith, promotion of holy deeds, and preven
tion of evil. 11. Vipāka-Sūtra explained how virtue was rewarded and
evil punished. 12. Drstivāda included the following five sections: (a) Parikarmani contained tracts describing the
moon, the sun, Jambudvipa, other islands and
seas, as well as living beings and non-living matter. (b) Sutra gave an account of various tenets and phi
losophies numbering no less than 363. (c) Prathamānuyoga recounted ancient history and
narrated the lives of great kings and saints. (d) Pūrvagata dealt with the problems of birth, death,
and continuity, and consisted of the following four
teen sub-sections: (i) Utpada described how substances such as living
beings are produced and maintained and de
cayed. (ii) Agrāyaṇi gave philosophical exposition of nature. (iii) Viryānupravada explained the powers and po
tentialities of the soul and other substances. (iv) Asti-năsti-pravāda studied the substances of
nature from various points of view pertaining to their infinite qualities and forms.