Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s20.232
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v1.c5.s20.232
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āsrava, i.e. influx and the last five with saṃvara i.e. cessation of influx. The names as well as the contents of these chapters in the existing text entirely differ from those noted in Ṭhāṇa Samavāya and Namdi According to Namdi and Samavāya this work consisted of 108 praśnas (queries) 103 apraśnas (non-queries) and 108 praśnapraśnas (both)² It mostly dealt with supernatural arts and charms.³ It is referred to in Aṇuogaddāra⁴ According to Ṭhāṇa it consisted of the following ten chapters⁵ (1) Uvamsi, (2) Saṃkhā (3) Isibhāsiya (4) Āyariyabhāsiya (5) Mahāvirabhāsiya (6) Khoma gapasipa, (7) Komalapasina (8) Addāgapasina (9) Amgaṭṭhapasina and (10) Bāhupasina