Sacred Literature of Jains

SR No.: 006969
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ganeshchandra Lalwani, Satyaranjan Banerjee
Publisher: Jain Bhawan
Publication Year: 1999
Total Pages: 250
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 22 MB

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SACRED LITERATURE OF THE JAINS
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tion of the 8 representatives of each class 681 from the Brāhmaṇa caste; tattha khalu ime atha mähanaparivvāyā bhavanti Kanne882 ya Karakarțe ya Ambade ya Paräsare|Kanhe Dīvāyaṇe ceva Devagutte ya Nārahe6837], and from the warrior caste : tattha khalu ime atpha khattiyapariyvāyā bhavaṁti, taṁ Silai Masihäre684 Naggai Bhaggai Tiya (Tikā ?) Videhe rāyā Rāme Bale 'ti ya. After this follows an enumeration of the works of Brabmanical literature which is identical in every particular with that in the fifth anga685. See above p. 304.
The sage Ambada, 686 who is enumerated among the 8 mähaņaparivāyās, must have played no unimportant role in the opinion of his Jain colleagues or enemies, either at the time of the composition of this upārga or at that of those who interpolated the statements in reference to bim. There have been inserted two detailed legends concerning him, the first of which deals especially with his (380) scholars,687 the second with himself, with his second birth in the person of the boy Dadhapainna, and with his final perfection. Here occurs an enumeration of the ($107), 72 kalas, which are in fact essentially the same as those in anga 3, and ($ 105) of the foreign peoples from whom the female attendants of the boy (as in anga 6) came. These names are in general identical with those enumerated in angas 5 and 6, and are also mentioned in a previous passage ( 53) where the maid-servants of the queen are treated of. The list is as follows - bahūhim khujjahim Ciläihim vāmaņihiṁ vadabhīhiṁ Babbarihiṁ Paü siyahiṁ (baiio) Joniyāhiń Palhaviyahiṁ Isiniyāhis Cāruiniyāhim (Varu Thāru) Lāsiyāhim Laü siyahiṁ Damilihim Simhalihim Ārabihiń Pullmdihim Pakkanihiń Bahalihim Marurdihiṁ Sabarihim Pārasihim nānādesihir. For v. 1. see Leumạnn, p. 60.
The 18 desībhāşas688 unfortunately are merely mentioned here
681 Kamiță (Kamdv-a ?) Kanne refers, it is true, to kanva as Leumann affirms in his
glossary) dayah şodaśa parivrājakah lokato' vaseyāḥ. 682 Kanhe var. 1. 683 These Jains, possessed by the desire of changing everything, have not allowed even
the name of the old Nārada to remain unaltered. Some MSS. have even Närabhe. 684 var. Masino, Masam", Masaho, also "häre. The Maşņāra name of a country in
the Ait. Br. may perhaps be compared. 685 sadamgavi is here too explained by: şadamgavidaḥ and satthitamtavisäraā by :
Kapiliyatamtrapamạitāḥ. *686 Also Ammada, Ammattha,- This name must be derived from Amrata, short form
of Amrabhata.-L. 687 Who once wandered jefthämulamāsammi along the Gangā from Kampillapura to
Purimatälan nagaram. The name of the month is explained as follows: jyestha
mulam va (1) nak satram paurnamāsyam yatra syāt sa jyesthamulo mäsah, jyalsthah. 688 See below pp. 399,400 for the 18 different methods of writing.