Canonical Literature Of Jainas

SR No.: 022774
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: H R Kapadia
Publisher: Hindi Granth Karyalay
Publication Year: 1941
Total Pages: 286
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 26 MB

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THE EXTANT AGAMAS OF THE JAINAS
As regards the date of this work it can be roughly ascertained by taking into account the list of non-Jaina works given in its s. 42. But this question will be taken up hereafter, as practically this very list is found in Anuogaddāra.
ANUOGADDĀRA
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This is a Culiyasutta mostly in prose in the form of questions and answers, and it serves as a stepping-stone to one who wishes to study Avassaya. It is prolific in contents; for, sacred topics and secular ones as well are treated here. For instance, upakrama, promāna (valid proof), nikṣepa, anugama and naya are some of these sacred topics whereas 10 types of naman, grammatical exposition, 9 karyarasas along with their illustrations etc. are the secular ones. Further its 41st sutta supplies us with names of some non-Jaina works. The pertinent portion is as under:
"भारहं रामायण भीमामुरुक्कं कोडिलयं घोडयमुहं सगढभद्दिआउ कप्पासिअं णागसुहुम कणगसत्तरी वेसियं वइसेसियं बुद्धसासणं काविलं लोगायतं सहियंत माढरपुराणवागरणनाढगाइ, अहवा बावत्तरिकलाओ चत्तारि वेआ संगोवंगा.”
This is practically the same as s. 42 of Nandi given on p. 14, except that the latter notes a few more works or schools viz. Terasiya, Bhagava, Payanjali and Pussadevuya. As regards the importance of this Anuogaddara and Nandi the following remark occurring in A His of Ind. Lit. (vol. II, p. 472) may be noted:
"Both works are huge encyclopædias dealing with everything which should be known by a Jaina monk."
As regards the author of this work Prof. A. B. Dhruva has said in his intro. (p. XLIX, fn.) to Syadvadamañjarī as under:
"The Jaina tradition ascribes not only the division of Anuyoga, but also the compilation or composition of Anuyogadvara to Aryarakṣitā (Avasyaka I; 774)."
It seems Prof. Dhurva alludes to v. 774 of Avassayabhāsa noted on p. 12, fn. If this surmise is correct, it means that Prof. Dhruva has misunderstood this verse, the real meaning being one noted by me on pp. 52-53. The word anwoga occurring in this verse does not stand for Anuogaddar but it means 'exposition'. Such being the case, the date of Anuogaddāra
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