Book Title: Studies in the Bhagavati Sutra
Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology & Ahimsa Mujjaffarpur
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STUDIES IN THE BHAGAWATI SUTRA
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beings, that of the earth bodied beings, the existence of the life, samudghāta, (expansion of soul), Svasthāna (own place or state) of those developed gross, and undeveloped and fine earth-bodied beings, the former place of birth (or state of existence), of krtayugma-two-sensed beings, the birth of Krtayugma beings', that of Rāśiyugma-krtayuyma-beings upto the Vaimānikas.
The Bhs tbrice makes mention of the Nandi Sūtra in connection with the following topics for their detailed treatment, viz. theory of knowledge and the knowing power of the Jhānīs (knowers of right knowledge) thus :
sam jinam annāņiehim micchadiţthiehim jahā Namdīe
jāva catlāri Vedā Saigovamgä”i se samāsao cauvvihe paņņatte, tamjahā-davvao 4 ............... jāva bhāvao davyao nam ohināņi rūvidavvāim jāņai pāsai jabā Naṁdie jāva bhāvao."?
"Se samāsao cauvvile pannatte, tamjahā.davvao 4, davvao ņam ujjumati aņamte anamtapadesie jabā Namdie jāva bhāvao."8
In this fifth Anga there occur two references to the Anuyoyadvāra in regard to the subjects-Pramāņa (valid knowledge) and its classification, the state of soul and its divisions for their further discussion.
"Pamāṇe cauvvihe paņņatte, tam jahā.paccakkhe aņumāņe ovamme āgame, jahā Aņuyogadāre tahā ņeyavvam pamāņam jāva teņa paraṁ no attāgame no aņamtarā.
game paramparāgaine."'9 "Chavvihe bhāve paņņatte.Udaie uvasamie jāva sannivāie, udaie bhāve duvihe paņņatte, tamjahā, udaie udayanipphanne ya evam eeņam abhilāveņam jahā Aņuyogadare
1 Bhs, 34, 1, 851. : Ib, 34, 2, 852 (Sthana pada of pannavana). 8 16, 40, (1), 866 (Vyutkrantika pada of pannavaņā). 4 10, 41, 1, 867 (
Do 6 16, 41, (2), 867 (Vyat. kr. pada).
8 16, 8, 2, 318. 7 1b, 8, 2, 322. $ 16, 8, 2, 322. 9 1b, 5. 4, 193.
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