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Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c5.s8.2

Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c5.s8.2

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c5.s8.2

¹ (i) The twelve Angas (1) Āyāranga Sutta (Ācārānga Sūtra), (2) Sūyagadanga (Sūtra-kṛtānga), (3) Thānānga (Sthānānga), (4) Samavāyānga, (5) Bhagavatī or Viāhapannatti (Vyākhyāprajñapti), (6) Nāyādhammakahāo (Jñātādharmakathāḥ), (7) Uvāsagadasāo (Upāsakadaśāḥ), (8) Antagadadasāo (Antakṛddaśāḥ), (9) Anuttarovavāiyadasāo (Anuttaraupapāṭukadaśāḥ), (10) Panhavāgaranāim (Praśnavyākaraṇāni), (11) Vivāgasuyam (Vi-pākaśrutam), (12) Diṭṭhivāya (Dṛṣṭivāda)
(ii) The twelve Upāngas or "secondary limbs" (1) Ovāiya or Uvavāiya (Aupa-pātika), (2) Rāyapasenaīja or Rāyapasenaīya (Rājapraśnīya), (3) Jīvābhigama, (4) Pan-navanā (Prajñāpanā), (5) Sūrapannatti or Sūriyapannatti (Sūryaprajñapti), (6) Jambud-divapannatti (Jambudvīpaprajñapti), (7) Candapannatti (Candraprajñapti), (8) Niryāvalī, (9) Kappavaḍamsiāo (Kalpāvataṃsikāḥ), (10) Pupphiāo (Puṣpikāḥ), (11) Pupphacūliāo (Puṣpacūlikāḥ), (12) Vaṇhidasāo (Vṛṣṇidaśāḥ)
(iii) The ten Painnas (Prakīrṇas) or "Scattered pieces" (1) Causaraṇa (Catuḥśaraṇa) by Virabhadra, (2) Āurapaccakkhāṇa (Āturapratyākhyāna), (3) Bhattapariṇnā (Bhaktaparij-ñā), (4) Samthara (Saṃstara), (5) Tandulaveyāliya (Taṇḍulavaitālika), (6) Candavijjhaya, (7) Devindatthava (Devendrastava), (8) Gaṇivijjā (Gaṇividyā), (9) Mahāpaccakkhāṇa (Ma-hāpratyākhyāna), (10) Viratthaa (Vīrastava)
(iv) The six Cheya Sūtras (Cheda Sūtras) (1) Nisiha (Niśītha), (2) Mahānisiha (Mahā-niśītha), (3) Vavahāra (Vyavahāra), (4) Āyāradasāo (Ācāradaśāḥ) or Dasāsuyakkhandha (Dasāśrutaskandha), (5) Kappa (Kalpa or Bṛhatkalpa), (6) Pañcakappa (Pañcakalpa) Instead of the last-named the Jiyakappa (Jitakalpa) by Jinabhadra is also mentioned
(v) Individual texts (1) Nandī or Nandī Sutta (Nandī Sūtra), (2) Anuyogadāra (Anu-yogadvāra).
(vi) The four Mūla Suttas (Mūla Sūtras) (1) Uttarajjhaya (Uttarādhyāya) or Utta-rajhayana (Uttarādhyayana), (2) Āvassaya (Āvaśyaka), (3) Dasaveyāliya (Dasavaikālika); (4) Pinda Nijjutti (Piṇḍa Niryukti) The third and fourth Mūla Sūtras are also sometimes given as Oha Nijjutti (Ogha Niryukti) and Pakkhi (Pākṣika Sūtra), and sometimes the Piṇḍa Nijjutti and Oha Nijjutti appear in the list of the Cheya Suttas (vide Winternitz History of Indian Literature, Vol II, p 428ff). Cf also Nandī (Sū 431) where the canonical works are divided into Angas and Angabāhiriyas (texts standing outside the Angas) or Angapaviṭṭha (belonging to the Angas) and Anangapaviṭṭha (not belonging to the Angas). The former is further divided into twelve Angas or also known as Gaṇipiṭaga The latter is divided into Āvassaya and Āvassayavairitta The former is sub divided into six whereas the latter into two, viz. (1) Kāliya and (2) Ukkāliya. The Kāliya and Ukkāliya have various divisions, out of which large number of works are not available at present

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