Contents

Introductory essay and tools by Nalini Balbir

Introductory essay v Appendices xxi I. Note on Leumann's transliteration xxi II. Guide to the abbreviations used by Leumann in the Ubersicht xxi III. Main Indian manuscripts used in the Ubersicht xxiv IV. Expanding notes ._. xxvi V. Correspondences between Leumann's divisions of the Avasyaka-niryukti (and other texts) and the modern editions ...xlv VI. Prakrit extracts from Av.-niry. XII xlvi VII. English translations of two reviews of the Ubersicht originally published in German xlviii Review by H. von Glasenapp published in Orientalistische Literaturzeitung 38, 1935, No. 6, pp. 388-389 xlviii Review by B. Geiger published in Wiener Zeitschrift fiirdie Kunde des Morgenlandes 45, 1938, pp. 154-155 (reproduced in E. Leumann, Kleine Schriften, pp. 725-726) xlix Biographical information 1 Bibliography :.lii IX. Photographic reproduction of Muni Jinavijaya, Vakil Keshavlal Premchand Modi, "Pro. Lyuman ane Avasyaka sutra" published in Jaina Sahitya Samsodhaka, Khand 2, Ank 1, July 1923, pp. 81-91 lvii X. Illustrations lxviii References lxxi Index lxxiii

E. Leumann, An outline of the Avasyaka Literature translated from the original German Ubersicht liber die Avasyaka- Literatur (Hamburg, 1934) by Dr. George Baumann

Translator's Note A Editor's foreword A Corrigenda and Addenda B Index C Preface I Details about the manuscripts and their citation Ill L 119-225 — The Strassburg Svetambara manuscripts Early history and lacunae in the following outline IX The Avasyaka and its text forms 1 The Avasyaka-parts I—III, together with the tradition belonging to III 15 The Avasyaka commentaries 39 Beginnings of the tradition 42 V attakera' s Mulacara 43 Mulacara VII: The Digambara original of the Avasyaka-niryukti 44 Bhadrabahu's Niryukti collection and its history 59

http://d-nb.info/1025066766 E. Leumann, An outline of the Avasyaka literature

Bhadrabahu's Sources and Predecessors 62 The historical Bhadrabahu 65 The fictitious Bhadrabahu's time .75 The four editions of the Avasyaka-niryukti 80 Jinabhadra's Visesavasyaka-bhasya 84 The original recension of the Visesavasyaka-bhasya 87 Hemacandra's Recension of the Visesavasyaka-bhasya 91 Concordance between the Avasyaka-niryukti and the Visesavasyaka-bhasya 95 Prior works used by Jinabhadra in Vis. 1 98 General Supplementary Concordance to the Visesavasyaka-bhasya 100 The Vedic and philosophical citations in the text and commentary of Vis. II 100 Further specimens from the contents of the Visesavasyaka-bhasya 106 Summary Contents of the Visesavasyaka-Bhasya 124 Jinabhadra's Commentary on his Bhasya 132 The Remaining Works of Jinabhadra 149