Shree Vrushnidasa Sutra (Gujrati)

 

Digambar’s View on Agams

The Digambar sect believes that there were 25 Agam-sutras (11 Ang-agams + 14 Ang-bahya-agams) complied from the original preaching of Lord Mahavir. However, they were gradually lost starting about two hundred years after Lord Mahavir’s nirvana. Hence the existing Agam-sutras (which are accepted by the Swetambar sects) are not accepted by them as authentic scriptures.

In the absence of authentic scriptures, Digambars use the following literature as the basis for their religious practice. These scriptures were written by great Acharyas (scholars) from 100 to 800 A.D. and are based on the original Agam Sutras.

• Two Main Texts:

  • Shatkhand-agam

  • Kasay-pahud

• Four Anuyogas:

  • Pratham-anuyoga (Dharma-kath-anuyoga) – Religious Stories

  • Charn-anuyoga – Conduct

  • Karan-anuyoga (Ganit-anuyoga) – Description of the Universe

  • Dravy-anuyoga – Philosophy

Shatkhand-agam:

This Digambar scripture is also known as Maha-kammapayadi-pahuda or Maha-karma-prabhrut. It was written by two Acharyas; Pushpadant and Bhutabali around 160 A.D. The second Purva-agam named Agraya-niya was used as the basis for this scripture. The scripture contains six volumes. Acharya Virsen wrote two commentary texts, known as Dhaval-tika on the first five volumes and Maha-dhaval-tika on the sixth volume of this scripture, around 780 A.D.

Kashay-pahud (Kashay Prabhrut): This scripture was written by Acharya Gunadhara. The fifth Purva-agam named Jnan-pravad was used as a basis for this scripture. Acharya Virsen and his disciple, Jinsen, wrote a commentary text known as Jaya-dhaval-tika around 780 A.D.

Four Anuyogas:

1. Pratham-anuyoga (Dharma-kath-anuyoga) – Religious Stories

This anuyoga consists of the following texts which contain religious stories, art, literature, history, poetry, and like literature.

• Padma – Puran composed by Ravisen during 650 A.D.

• Harivamsa-Puran composed by Jinsen II during 783A.D.

• Adi- Puran composed by Jinsen II during 783 A.D.

• Uttar-Puran composed by Gunabhadra during 879 A.D.

2. Charn-anyoga – Conduct 

This anuyoga consists of the following texts which contain principles of observances, conduct, behavior, and like literature.

• Mulachar composed by Vattaura during 600 A.D.

• Trivarnachar composed by Vattaura during 600 A.D.

• Ratna-Karanda-Shravak-Achar composed by Samantabhadra during 600 A.D.

3. Karan -Anuyoga (Ganit-anyog) – Description of the Universe

This anuyoga consists of the following texts which contain geography, mathematics, astronomy, astrology, and like literature.

• Surya-Prajnapti .

• Chandra-Prajnapti.

• Jaya-Dhaval-Tika composed by Virsen/Jinsen during 780 A.D.

• Gommat-Sar composed by Siddhant Chakravarti during 1000 A.D.

4. Dravy-Anuyoga – Philosophy

This anuyoga consists of the following texts which contain philosophical doctrine, theories, Tattvajnan, and like literature.

• Niyamasar composed by Kunda-Kunda during 100 A.D.

• Panchastikaya composed by Kunda-Kunda during 100 A.D.

• Pravachanasar composed by Kunda-Kunda during 100 A.D.

• Samaya-Sara composed by Kunda-Kunda during 100 A.D.

• Tattvartha-Sutra composed by Umaswami during 200 A.D.

• Commentary composed by Samantabhadra during 600 A.D.

• Commentary composed by Pujyapad during 700 A.D.

• Commentary composed by Akalank during 750 A.D.

• Commentary Composed by Vidyanand during 800 A.D.

• Aptamimamsa composed by Samantabhadra during 600 A.D.

• Commentary composed by Akalank during 600 A.D.

• Commentary composed by Vidyanand during 800 A.D.