Drstivada

Drstivada
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Drstivāda is the last of the 12 Jain āgamas as per Śvetámbara tradition said to be promulgated by Māhavīra himself and composed by Ganadhara Sudharmaswami. Drstivāda translated as “Disputation about views” was said to contain entire knowledge of 14 Purvas or prior knowledge that is now considered to be totally lost. In fact, the tradition holds that Drstivāda is also completely lost. However, its contents have been referred and explained in Nandi and Samavāyānga Sūtra.

Subject Matter of the Agama

Dristivāda was divided into five parts :-

Parikarma
Sūtra
Pūrvanayoga
Purvgata
Chūlikā

Parikarma contained Jaina calculatory science and the Sutra included discussions about creeds and doctrines. Purvagata contained fourteen subdivisions and contained discussions about Jaina doctrines and principles. As the name suggests, Purvas contain the knowledge prior to Mahavira which was preserved only in oral form. Pūrvanayoga contained Puranic narratives, religious biographies as well as illustrative tales.

Jain literature

*Fourteen Purvas (The Prior Knowledge – considered totally lost)*

Śvētāmbara Canonical Texts

Angāgama	Acharanga Sutra Sutrakritanga Sthananga Sutra Samavayanga Sutra Vyākhyāprajñapti Jnatrdharmakathah Upasakadasah Antakrddaasah Anuttaraupapātikadaśāh Prasnavyakaranani Vipakasruta Drstivada (now extinct)

Upanga āgamas	Aupapatika Rājapraśnīya Jīvājīvābhigama Prajñāpana Sūryaprajñapti Jambūdvīpaprajñapti Candraprajñapti Nirayārvalī Kalpāvatamsikāh Puspikāh Puspacūlikāh Vrasnidaśāh

Chedasūtra	Ācāradaśāh Brhatkalpa Vyavahāra Nishitha Mahāniśītha Jītakalpa Kalpa Sūtra

Mūlasūtra	Daśavaikālika Uttaradhyayana Āvaśyaka Pindaniryukyti

Prakīrnaka sūtra	Catuhśarana Āturapratyākhyanā Bhaktaparijñā Samstāraka Tandulavaicarika Candravedhyāka Devendrastava Ganividyā Mahāpratyākhyanā Vīrastava

Cūlikasūtra	Nandī-sūtra Anuyogadvāra-sūtra

Digambara Texts

Agamas	Shatkhandagama Kasayapahuda

Pratham -ānuyoga	Mahapurana Ādi purāṇa Uttarapurana Harivamsa Purana

Carnānuyoga	Mulachara Trivarnācāra Tattvartha Sutra (Note1) Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra Puruşārthasiddhyupāya

Karnánuyoga	Gommatsāra Sūryaprajñapti Jayadhavalātikā Tiloya Panatti Lokavibhaga

Dravyānuyoga	Niyamasara Pancastikayasara Pravachanasara Samayasāra Aptamimamsa Dravyasamgraha Jnanarnava

Commentary	Sarvārthasiddhi (commentary on Tattvārthasūtra)

Others	Siribhoovalaya Uvasagharam Stotra Bhaktamara Stotra Jinvani Namokar Mantra

Tattvartha Sutra is accepted by both Digambara and Śvetāmbara as their texts although Śvetāmbaras do not include it under canonical texts.

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