Jainism The Cosmic Vision

SR No.: 006587
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: UK Mahavir Foundation London
Publication Year: 2008
Total Pages: 276
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 12 MB

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Jainism: The Cosmic Vision
of Jain Studies. On Siddhsena Divakar's 170 Prakrit gathas (Stories written in verse) titled Sanmati Tarka, Shri Abhaydevsuri wrote a commentary of twenty five thousand verses titled Vada-Maharnava. This book is a stockpile of Jain Philosophy. Pundit Sukhlalji collected its numerous manuscripts and edited them in collaboration with Pandit Bechardasji. Ten persons read the manuscript and Pundit Sukhlalji adjudged it. Even the scholar of the stature of Prof. Hermann Jacobi was astonished to see this scene. In this context one is reminded of 'Saman Sutta' a substance-book of the Jain religion which was compiled at the suggestion of Vinobaji.
Published in seven parts Abhidhana Rajendra Kosha can be regarded as a collection of Agam Literature. Extracting substance from agams, commentaries, annotations and other Prakrit books Shri Rajendrasuri compiled this lexicon. Against every Prakrit word, he placed its Sanskrit equivalent and explained it elaborately in Sanskrit. (Abhidhan Rajendra Kosha, Publisher: Abhidhan Rajendra Karyalaya, Ratlam) Shatavadhani (having ability to attend to a hunderd things simaltaneously) Pundit Munishri Ratnachandraswami compiled Jainagam Shabdasangrah in Gujarati. (Jainagam Shabdasangrah, Ed. Pt. Munishri Ratnachandrajiswami, Published: Sanghvi Gulabchand Jasraj, Limbdi, First Edition : 1926 A.D.)
It gives short Gujarati meanings of Ardhamagadhi words. The Prakrit Dictionary compiled by him was published in five languages. Another noteworthy dictionary of the Prakrit language is the paepa sadda mahannavo. The eight parts of the book titled Jain Sahityano Bruhad Itihas and published by Prachya Vidyamandir (Vadodara), Bhandarkar Institute (Pune), Jain Sanskrit Series and Parshvanath Vidyashram of Varanasi
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