Mahavira his Times and his Philosophy of Life

SR No.: 006504
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Harilal Jain, A N Upadhye
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith
Publication Year: 1977
Total Pages: 70
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, History, & Philosophy
File Size: 4 MB

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many of his works. His Sammai-cariu is complete in ten sandhis. The exact date of the Vaddhamāna-kahā of Narasena is not known; but a Ms. of his another work Siri-vāla-cariu, is dated in V.S. 1512; so it must have been composed some time before this period. A Ms. of the Vaddhamāņa-kavvu of Jayamitra Halla is dated V.S. 1545. At the close of the work Padmanandi-muni is mentioned; perhaps he is the same as the pupil of Prabhācandra Bhattāraka who is mentioned in some records from V.S. 1385 to 1450. The poet calls his composition Holivamma-kann-ābharana, and he looks upon Harīndu or Hariscandra as his Guru. It was a matter of surprise that samdhis 4-5 were wanting in the available Mss.12 But now Pt. Hiralal Shastri (now no more) of Beawar has been able to spot a Ms. which has got these missing samdhis. They are being included in an edition to be brought out by (Dr.) Pt. Nemichandra Shastri.
(d) Mahāvira's Biographies in Kannada Asaga's Vardhamāna-purāna in Sanskrit) has been a source of inspiration to a number of Kannada poets. Asaga is often spelt as Agasa and some time taken to mean a rajaka in Kannada; but the real name appears to have been Asanga of which Asaga can be a popular pronunciation. Very lately has come to light a single Ms. of Vira-Vardhamāna-purāna of Näga-varman (II). It has sixteen cantos and deals with the earlier births and the present career of Mahāvīra. It is a stylistic campū-kāvya, and uses some of the Sanskrit metrical forms quite freely. It was composed in 1042 A.D. Then there is the Vardhamāna-purāņa of Acanna who had a title Vānivallabha. This also has sixteen cantos and presented in the campū style reminding us of Sanskrit kāvyas. It is characterised by many a poetic embellishment. It is assigned to c. 1195. There is also the Vardhamāna-carite in 12 cantos,
12 Harivamśa Kochhar, Apabhramsa Sāhitya. Paramananda Shastri, Jaina Grantha Prasasti Sangraha, bhāga II, 'Apabhramsa Grantha'.
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