A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas c8.263

c8.263

*Aruṇovavāya*¹—This is an *ajjhayaṇa* dealing with the samaya (code) and *upapāta* of Aruṇa, a god. As stated in *Nandicuṇṇi* (p. 49.) Aruṇa approaches a saint who is engaged in the *guṇana* of this *ajjhayaṇa*. He then respectfully hears the same from him. On this being completed, he requests that saint to ask for a boon; but the latter declines to do so. Thereupon he circumambulates the saint and returns to his celestial abode.² This work is the 6th *ajjhayaṇa* of *Saṅkhevitadasā*, and it is *sātisaya* (vide p. 82, fn. 6). It was one of the text-books for a Sādhu of 12 years’ standing, the other text-books being *Garulovavāya*, *Dharaṇovavāya*, *Vesamaṇovavāya* and *Velandharovavāya*.