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accepted beliefs of the Jaina faith as enunciated in the mainstream canonical works.
Muni Śrī Kisanlālji has given the following reasons for not accepting the Prakirnakas as canonical works'8:
1. Aurapaccakkhāna (Aturapratyākhyāna): “The subject
of Samadhimarana has been dealt with in verse 8. According to verses 30 and 31, the use of wealth has been prescribed in seven places such as in the service of the guru and the fellow followers, etc. This is evident in Aurapaccakkhăna but not in Bhattapainnā (Bhaktaparijñā). The use of language that promotes violence (Sāvadya bhāsā) is not permitted in the canonical works. Therefore, it (Āurapaccakkhāna) cannot be accepted as a canonical text.”
2. Ganiviijā-painnayami (Ganividyā Prakīrnaka) :
“Astrology has been employed in this Prakirnaka. For example, there, it has been said that monastic ordination must not be accepted under three constellations - Śrāvana, Dhanestā and Punarvasu. However, according to the mainstream canonical works, twenty Tīrtharkaras had accepted self-ordination under the constellation of Śrāvana. How can we accept what is clearly contradictory to what is given in the mainstream canonical works? There only it has further been mentioned that under certain constellations, a monk must not pluck his hairs or serve his guru. These things are not supported by
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Agamon kī prāmānika sarkiyā, Jayācārya, Tulsiprajñā, Part 16, No. 1 (June 1990).
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