Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s20.754

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Puvvagaya (Pūrvagata) Third section of Diṭṭhivāya ¹ It consisted of the following fourteen sub-sections known as Puvvas (1) Uppāya (2) Aggāṇiya (3) Vīriya (4) Atthinathippavāya (5) Nāṇappavāya (6) Saccappavāya (7) Āyappavāya (8) Kammappavāya (9) Paccakkhāṇappavāya (10) Vijjāṇuppavāya (11) Avaṃjhappavāya (12) Pāṇāu (13) Kiriyāvisāla (14) Bindusāra ² They are collectively known as Cauddasapuvvā ³ Mahāvīra had predicted that his Puvvagaya would last one thousand years ⁴ But the Titthogāli mentions that these fourteen Puvvas will be extinct after 170 years of the emancipation of Titthayara Mahāvīra ⁵ i e Thūlabhadda will be the last caüddasapuvvadharin Since this section was devised first (puvva = pur a) and then Āyāra etc it was named Puvvagaya ⁶ Puvvagaya is also another name of Diṭṭhivāya ⁷ It is regarded as the source of other canonical works⁸ and therefor it is said that Puvvas were composed first and then the other Aṅgas(3) by the Gaṇadharas ⁹ In this connexion we come across some references which specifically mention the names of some canonical as well as non canonical works and chapters derived from the particular Puvvas and their sections ¹⁰