Agam 30 Mool 03 Uttaradhyayana Sutra Sthanakvasi

SR No.: 002912
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Atmagyan Pith
Total Pages: 652
Language: Hindi, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Book_English, Agam, Canon, Conduct, & agam_uttaradhyayan
File Size: 21 MB

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Acārya Atmārāmji Mahārāja. In the same splendid tradition of Agama publication, this quite new effort of being accomplished-the publication is Illustrated Uttaradhyayana Sūtra.
Some years before Kalpasūtra was published with pictures (illustrations). That edition is before us. This editions contains the small pictures of old style. They bear their own importance on account of old heritage and decorated with golden-powder; but regarding beauty, gesticulation and colour-scheme there is nothing which may attract us. Except Kalpsūtra, the pictorial or illustrated editions of other Sütras did not undergone our sight till now. One year before when we planned to publish Illustrated Uttarādhyayana Sūtra, then there was no base of any ancient illustrated Agama. We contact many scholars, serched some Sastra bhandāras (storehouses). During this search we saw the canonical store-house of Tiloka Ratna Sthanakvási Jain Parikṣā Board, Ahmadnagar, where many hand-written copies of ancient Āgamas were preserved. By the kindness of Reverend Ācārya Samrāļ Anand Risiji Mahārāj, Sri Kundan Rishiji Mahārāj himself shown us many copies of pictorial sutras with great generous co-operation from the canonical store-house. Among those we get some pictures refering to the Uttaradhyayana Sūtra. The ancient picture of Bhāranda bird was of importance, among those pictures. After it I searched till two days the ancient Āgamas with pictures in the holy text storage of Sri Vijayayaśodeva Suriji Mahārāj, named Jain Sahitya Mandir, Pālitānā. Ācārya Sri Yaśodeva Suriji Maharaj himself shown me some copies of Uttarādhyayana Sūtra written in golden letters and one was with golden pictures. This proved helpful for understanding old style of picture to proceed in conversion the pictures (illustrations) in modern style. We would always be grateful of those Ācāryas and holy text stores.
Fiftytwo multi-coloured and seven bi-coloured illustrations (pictures) have been prepared for thirty six chapters of this Uttaradhyayana Sütra. On account of limitation of the number of pictures, some subjects have been left, though they were useful. In the imagination of pictures, the descriptions of the commentaries of this Sūtras, descriptions of other holy texts and old tradition remained helpful for us. As there is no fundamental base of these pictures; the knowledge derived from commentaries and our tradition is the only base of these pictures, so there may arouse difference of opinions and changes of our oblivions-slips too. Different presentations may be given according to different views. Therefore we have no prejudice and establishment about these pictures. But it is only our effort with good intention to make the serious and deep subject matter easily understandable and attractive to all the readers. As regard the dress and robe of sages we accepted knowingly our Sthanakavāsī tradition. Because tradition is also a strong base like Āgama and History