Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c5.s13.t3.3

c5.s13.t3.3

(1) *Āyāra*, (2) *Sūyagaḍa*, (3) *Viāhapannatti*, (4) *Jīvābhigama*, (5) *Jambuddīvapannatti*, (6) *Nisītha*, (7) *Mahānisīha*, (8) *Vavahāra*, (9) *Dasāsuyakkhandha*, (10) *Kappa*, (11) *Pañcakappa*, (12) *Oha Nijjutti*, (13) *Pañcamangalasuyakkhandha*, (14) *Jiyakappa*, (15) *Uttarajjhayana*, (16) *Āvassaya*, (17) *Dasaveyāliya*, (18) *Nandi*, (19) *Anuogadāra* and (20) *Pakkhıya Sutta*⁵¹. Out of these a very few *Cūrṇis* have seen the light of day so far. Some of them have been edited by Muni Ānandasagaraji from Rutlam. A cyclostyled copy of the *Nisītha Cūrṇi* available in some of the Bhandaras and Libraries, has been edited by Ācārya Vijayaprema Sūrisvara, which is utilised in the present thesis. Most of the published *Cūrṇis* are ascribed to Jinadāsagaṇi Mahattara.⁵² Out of the available *Cūrṇis* the *Āvassaya* and *Nisītha* are most important as they contain a most valuable treasure of information from the point of view of Jain history and culture. The *Nisītha* refers to Ārya Kālaka, a contemporary of king Sālivāhana of paiṭṭhāna, who proceeded to Persia (*Pārasakūla*) and returned with ninety kings (*Sāha*) to take revenge on king Gaddabhilla of Ujjeṇī, who is said to have abducted Kālaka’s sister and kept her in his harem. The *Āvassaya Cūrṇi* records a tradition of flood in Sāvitthī after thirteen years of which Mahāvīra attained *kevalahood*⁵³. It also refers to important kings and princes contemporary to Mahāvīra and various other traditions. The *Cūrṇis* are also important from the point of view of philological studies.