Vyakhyaprajnapati Bhagavati
Fifth Anga of the Jaina Svetambara CanonThe Viyahapannatti (Vyakhyaprajnapati) or Bhagavai (Bhagavati) is the fifth Anga of the Jaina Svetambara Canon. It is as the title says a Proclamation of Explanations` viz. of explanations given as a rule by Mahavira the founder of Jainism, in answer to questions raised by his disciples in most cases Goyama Indabhui. Experts have described this monumental work as an omnium gatherum, a tohu bohu etc.: its questions and answers, as a matter of fact, deal with a bewildering variety of topics, embracing all the important domains of the Jaina doctrine; moreover its teachings are presented in many different forms.
Title: Viyāhapannatti (Bhagavaī) Author: Prof. Dr. Jozef Albert Cornelius Deleu Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited ISBN: 81-208-1349-9 Edition: 1996, 1st Indian Edition
