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 Sudharmasvami. 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 :-

1. Parikarma
2. Sūtra
3. Pūrvanayoga
4. Purvgata
5. 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 Scriptures Fourteen Purvas (The Prior Knowledge - considered totally lost) Śvētāmbara Canonical Texts Angāgama Ācāranga sūtra Sūtrakrtanga Sthānānga Samavāyānga Sūtra Vyākhyāprajñapti Jnātrdhārmakathāh Upāsakadaśāh Antakrddaaśāh Anuttaraupapātikadaśāh Praśnavyākaranani Vipākaśruta Drstivāda (now extinct) Upanga āgamas Aupapātika Rājapraśnīya Jīvājīvābhigama Prajñāpana Sūryaprajñapti Jambūdvīpaprajñapti Candraprajñapti Nirayārvalī Kalpāvatamsikāh Puspikāh Puspacūlikāh Vrasnidaśāh Chedasūtra Ācāradaśāh Brhatkalpa Vyavahāra Niśītha Mahāniśītha Jītakalpa Mūlasūtra Daśavaikālika Uttarādhyayana Āvaśyaka Pindaniryukyti Prakīrnaka sūtra Catuhśarana Āturapratyākhyanā Bhaktaparijñā Samstāraka Tandulavaicarika Candravedhyāka Devendrastava Ganividyā Mahāpratyākhyanā Vīrastava Cūlikasūtra Nandī-sūtra Anuyogadvāra-sūtra Digambara Texts Āgamas Satkhandāgama Kasāyaprabhrta Pratham -ānuyoga Padmapurāna Harivamsapurāna Ādi purāṇa Mahāpurāna Carnānuyoga Mulācāra Trivarnācāra Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra Ganitānuyoga Sūryaprajñapti Candraprajñapt Jayadhavalātikā Gommatasāra Dravyānuyoga Niyamasāra Pancastikayasāra Pravacanasāra Samayasāra Tattvārthasūtra (Note1) Āptamīmamsa Commentary Commentary on Tattvarthasūtra and Aptmimamsa Tattvārthasūtra is accepted by both Digambaras and Śvetāmbara as their texts although Śvetāmbaras do not include it under canonical texts.