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The Jainas have preserved their works with meticulous care. We can see the vast collections of the manuscripts in the libraries of Jaisalmer, Jaipur, Patna and Mudabidri in the South. These have become a national wealth. They built these collections with such an academic and catholic outlook, that there was hardly any place for religious bias. In the Jaisalmer and Patna collections, we could trace certain original Buddhist works which otherwise were known to us only through Tibetan translation.'
Bhagavan Mahavira and his relevance in Modern times:
Edt. Bhanavat and Prem Suman Jain:
Bikaner 1976
Article by Dr. A. N. Upadhye, PP. 7.
Epilogue II
REFERENCES:
1. Avasyaka-niryukti: 192: 89–90.
"Tavaniyamanarukkhaṁ arodho kevali abhiyanani I
To muyai nanavutthi bhaviyajanavicohanatta II
Tam buddhimaena padena ganadhara girihaumnravasesam I 89-90
Attham dasai araha suttaṁ ganthanti gapaharaniupaṁ I Sasannasa hiyattae tae suttaṁ pavattei II
Jain Education International
Study of Jainism
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2. ibid.
3. Tattvartha-Bhaṣya: Ţika pp. 23.
4. Acaranga-sūtra: 126.
5. Avasyakaniryukti: 89-90 (quoted above).
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