A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas c5.55

c5.55

This is what can be roughly said by taking into account the subject-matter of *Anuogaddāra* and the etymology¹ of the word '*anuyoga*'. But it may be argued that this is not the correct view; for, the nature of *Anuoga* as expounded in the sacred works of the Jainas hardly warrants or justifies this state of affairs.² On the contrary, the two main divisions of *Anuoga* viz. *Mūlapadhamānuoga* and *Gaṇḍiyānuoga*³ and their contents lead us to