A History of Indian Literature v2.c20.s2.41

v2.c20.s2.41

Section II of the Āyāraṃga is a much later work, as can be seen by the mere fact of the sub-divisions being described as Cūlās, *i.e.*, "appendices." The subject-matter of the first two Cūlās is dry rules for begging and wandering, and the daily life of the monks and nuns. In the rules as regards begging, and in the dietary regulations, the main point is that only such food is to be taken as does not in any way entail the destruction of life. In the rules for speaking (II, 4) the essential point is that the monk shall utter no falsehood, nor anything which may hurt. The third Cūlā contains the materials for a biography of Mahāvīra, which have been utilised in Bhadrabāhu's Kalpa-Sūtra, and which recur there in part. The book ends with twelve verses, the contents of which are somewhat reminiscent of the Buddhist Theragāthās.