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Digambara Ceponical Literature
The Digambaras believe that the Cannon as preached by Nigantha Nataputta is no longer available as it was lost during the famine. But they have preserved in their earlist works, written by the ancient Achāryas, detailed accounts of the structure and the contents of their Cannon. According to such accounts the Digambara Canonical literature is divided into two groups : the Angapravista and the Angabahya :(A) The Argapravişta :
The Angapravisfd is of twelve kinds which are similar to the twelve Angas of the Svetāmbaras with the exception that the last Anga "Drastipravāda" is divided into five parts : (i) Five Parikarma ; (a) Candraprajñapti, (b) Sūryaprajñapti, (c) Jambūdvīpaprajāapti, (d) Dvipaprajñapti and (e) Vyākhya Prajñapti. (2) Sutra (3) four, Anuyogas (a) Prathamanuyoga, (b) Karaṇānuyoga, (c) Dravyānuyoga and (d) Caranānuyoga, (1) Pūrvagatas are fourteen : (a) Utapādapūrva, (b) Agrāyaṇī, (c) Viryanuvāda, (a) Astināstipravăda, (e) Jñanapravāda, (f) Șatpravāda, (g) Atmapravāda, (h) Karmapravada, (i) Prtyākhyāna (i) Vidyānuvāda, (k) Kalyāņavāda, (1) Prāņavāda (m) Kriyāvāda and (n) Trilokavindusāra. (5) Five CAlikas: (a) Jalagatā, (b) Sthalagatā, (c) Mayāgatā, (d) Rūpagatā, and (e) Akāśagatā. ( B ) Toe Angabāhya śruta.
The Angabāhya śruta is divided into fourteen Prakirņakas : (1) Sámāyika, (2) Sanstava, (3) Vandanā (4) Pratikramana (5) Vinaya (6) Krtikarma (7) Dasavarkalika (8) Uttaradhyayana (9) Kalpavyavahāra (10) Kalpākalpa, (11) Malākalpa (12) Pundarika.
(13) Mahapundarika, and (14) Nişiddhika, 111
The fact that the Digambara and the Svetāmbara traditions agree on fundamental features of the structure of the Jaina Canon establishes beyond doubt :
(a) that a Jaina Canon had been compiled, arranged and recognized before the schism, and
| SR No. | 011023 |
| Book Title | Jainism in Buddhist Literature |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Bhagchandra Jain Bhaskar |
| Publisher | Alok Prakashan |
| Publication Year | 1972 |
| Total Pages | 326 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 12 MB |