A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas c9.s19: Nirayāvalisuyakkhandha
A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas c9.s19
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Nirayāvalisuyakkhandha
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I use this title to indicate a collection of the 5 Uvaṅgas viz. (1) Nirayāvaliā or Kappiyā, (2) Kappavaḍiṃsayā, (3) Pupphiyā, (4) Pupphacūliyā and (5) Vaṇhidasā. Dr. Weber and Prof. Winternitz believe that these works are separately counted to make the number of the Uvaṅgas tally with that of the 12 Aṅgas.
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Each of these five works except the last consists of 10 ajjhayaṇas whereas the last has 12.
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In Kappiyā we have lives of Kāla and others, the ten sons² of Śreṇika. Similarly Kappavaḍiṃsayā deals with the lives of their 10 sons.³ Pupphiyā describes 10 gods such as the moon, the sun and others, whereas Pupphacūliyā furnishes us with some details about 10 goddesses such as Śrī, Hrī, Dhṛti and the like.
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² They were killed in their fight with their grand-father Ceḍaga of Vesāli and have been born in the 4th hell.—Kappiyā
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³ They have been born in various heavens.—Kappavaḍiṃsayā
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In Vaṇhidasā we come across legends of the 12 princes of the Vaṇhi race. Out of them, the 1st deals with Nisaḍha (Sk. Niṣadha), son of Balarāma and nephew of Kṛṣṇa.