Dhavalatraya

Dhavala, Mahadhavala and Jayadhavala three names are the Commentaries of the Shat-Khanda Agama and Kasaya-Pahuda. The first text Shat-Khanda Agama is having six parts i.e. i) Jeeva-Thana (Jeeva Sthana) ii) Khuddta-Bandha (Ksullaka Banda) iii) Bandha Samitta Vicao ( Bandha Svamitva Vicaya) iv) Veyana (Vedana) i) Vaggana (Vargana) vi) Maha Bandho (Maha Bandha).

First five are having the commentary, called “Dhavala’ the last one Maha Bandha is itself called “Maha-Dhavala’’. Jaya-Dhavala is the commentary wrote on Kasaya Pahuda. “Dhavala Was written by Acharya Shri Veerasena (8th C.A.D) Mahadhavala by Acharya Shri Bhutabali (2nd C. A.D), Jayadhavala by Acharya Shri Veerasena and Shri Jenasenacharya.

Shatkhandagama is having the another name Santa Kamma Payadi Pahuda. Jaina Digambara seet accept this as the direct sayings of preaching of Lord Mhahaveera. The preaching of lost Thirthankara was collected and classified into 12 Angas. All these Anga literature after the liberation of Lord Mahaveera, flourished till 160 years. But the knowledge about those Twelve Angas only preserved in oral and mental version like veda’s of vaidika’s it they were handed down from preceptor to pupil through a line of 28 Acharyas. But the knowledge was ever decreasing and what the last of the Acharya, Loharya (Dharasena) know in full was only the first Anga and practically all other Angas. Dharasena (about 680Ad) who practised austerities at Girinagara in Sourastra (Modern Katawa).
He felt the Necessity of preserving the knowledge, and so he wrote a letter on the subject to the Order of monks of Southern India who had assembled at Mahima. Order Monks letter sent two monks from the banks of the Benna in Andhra Country. Dharasena, after satisfying himself as to the capacity of monks to learn, taught to them the grantha. These two monks came to be known as Pupphayyanta (Pushpadanta) and Bhutabli, and the transformed the knowledge to writing in the form of the sutras upon which commentary Dhavala has bee written.
Origin : The extent of 12th Anga Dettivada Ditthi-Vada-indicates clearly what part of it has been reproduced in the present Sutras. Ditthivada Consisted of five parts. the fourth of which was called Purva-Gata. It again contained 14 sections the 2nd of which was known as Agrayani Purva of the 14 sub section of Agrayani purva, the 5th was Chayanalabdhi which itself contained 20 books called Pahudas. Amongst them the fourth was Kamma-Payadi-Pahuda the 24 topics of which from the subject matter of the sutras.

The series of commentaries on Kamma-Payadi or Shat-Khanda Agma has been written by number of eminent Jina Acharyas.
i) Kunda-Kunda (2nd A.D) – Parikarma-Prakrit
ii) Shama-Kunda (3rd C. AD.) – Paddhati – Sanskrit
iii) Tumbuluracharya (3rd C. AD.) – Cudamani – Kanarese
iv) Samsntabhadra (3rd. C. AD) – Mridula Sanksita Vyakhaya- Sanskrit
v) Pujyapada (6th C. AD) – Sarasangraha – Sanskrit
vi) Bappadeva Guru (6th C AD) – Vyakhya Prajnatri -Sanskrit
vii) Veerasena (8the C. AD) – Dhavala Prakrit – Sanskrit
Unfortunately, however, all these commentaries are at present mere name to us, except so for as we can find traces of some of them in the commentaries of Virasena which was locked up for centuries at southern India’s karnataka’s Mudabidri- Jain Math.

Contents of Shatkhandagama ( Dhavala, Mahadhavala) Kasaya Pahuda (Jaya Dhavala)
Jiva or the soul, how it comes into contact with Karmic Matter ? what is meant by bondage of the soul ? what are the nature of the Kamic matter and how long it will stay with the Soul ? what are fruition period the Karmic matter ?
Is the Karmic matter is the Cause for the sorrow and happiness of the soul ? what are the qualities of the Soul ? what are spiritual stages of the Soul ? What are material completion of the soul (body). What are classification of the worldly beings (soul) ? etc.,

Soul, due to the mis belief, misunderstanding and misbehavior upon the soul came into contact with the Karmic matter. There after due to Karmic fore the sont wonder in the circh of birth and death on Deva, Manushya, Tiryanca and Narakos Gathis. It mayget birth in Ekendriya Jiva (One sensed) like,Earth bodied, Water bodied, Fire bodied, Air bodied and Forest bodied. Again the Forest bodied is of Several thousand kinds are there. Heavenly demi gods are also the souls of several kinds, they enjoy the Karmic fruits of demerits. only. The beings of Seven Hells are also have the souls. They enjoy the Karmic fruits of dements i.e. fruits of their inauspicious deeds due to which the Karmaic bondage occurred the soul. There were 84 lakhs of birth places. Where in the wordily beings get birth Without proper organs or may not get the physical forms. Thus these were all occurs to the beings of this Universe only due to the Karmas.No one is responsible to the happy or Sorrows of the beings, otherthan the soul itself is the responsible.
How the soul is responsible for ones own sorrows or happy? is the biggest question in this Universe. The Seers or the Omniscient are sayings after finding themselves the path of purification of Soul. Not to the with greed-or passion in one Side and be with in your own self is the other side is the major factor which is also called asmeditation. Here the Conation of ones own Soul, knowledge about the pure bright, green, patient soul and at the same time. the experiencing the brightness, purity (passion less) Patient etc. (Sva-Samvedana) these trial constitute (Samyak Dharshana-Jnana – Charitrani – Mokshamargah !!) the path of purification i.e.. leads to liberation of Soul from the Samsara (Journey in the Deva, Manushya, Tiryancha and Naraka Gathis where in Soul takes birth and death Vicious Circle of Sorrow).

Kasaya pahuda: Another teacher by name Gunadhara Acharya is responsible for the preservation of another portion of Ditthivada about the same time as Dharasena Of the 14 purvas the 5th was Known as “Jnana Pravada Purva” consisting of 12 Vastus or subjects. Of the 20 Pahudas included in the 10th Vastu, the 3rd was called Pejjadosa pahuda( Prayodvesha Prabhrita) and if is this pahuda that was preserved by Gunadharacharya in 780 Gathas – Under the name of Kasaya Pahuda. The Commentary written by Veerasena an his Pupil Jinasena on this work is 60 thousand Slokas and is called as Jaya-Dhavala Siddhantha. All the three works are called as Siddhanta Scriptures of the Jaina community because they are the directs preaching of Lord Mahavira.