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XXVIII: GACCHĀCĀRA PRAKIRNAKA
and re-established the canonically prescribed and recognised monastic conduct. Gacchācāra is also one of such works that · opposes the laxity and comfort-loving monastic life and re
establishes the canon-prescribed monastic conduct in its stead.
Manuscripts Used In The Editing Of The Gacchācāra Prakīrņaka -
We have taken the original text of this work from the Painnayasuttāim edited by Muni Šri Punyavijayajī and published by Sri Mahāvīra Jaina Vidyālaya, Mumbai. Muni Śrī Punyavijayajī had used the following copies of the manuscript for deciding the text of this work:1. Sā : The copy edited by Ācārya Śrī Sāgarā
nandasūriśvaraji and published by Agamodaya Samiti, Sürat in 1927.
2.
Je. :
The Palm-leaf copy from Śrī Jinabhadra-- sūri Jaina Jñana Bhandar.
3.
Sam.: The palm-leaf copy made available by
Sanghavīpādā Jaina Jñāna Bhandār.
4.
Pu. : The handwritten manuscript by Muni Śrī
Punyavijayajī.
5.
Vr. : Gacchācāra Prakirnaka Vrtti by Śrī
Vijaya Vimalgani, edited by Sri Bhadranavijaya Gani and published by Dayavimal Granthamala, Ahmedābad in 1979.
For futher details, on these manuscripts, we recommend that the readers refer to pp. 23–27 of the preface to Painnaya
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