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ooks historically at the quarrels raged in the Jaina community bout the ownership of holy places. This article should be an ye-opener to those who are wasting their energy and money on ndless litigation.
Turning to the literary papers, some of them are mainly devoed to the study of various authors; and naturally their works are numerated, their dates are discussed, and references to them are ut together from various sources. Devanandi and Śākaṭāyana pp. 93-128, 151-62) are eminent grammarians whose treatises n Sanskrit grammar, with their different commentaries, have ome down to us. Āśādhara and Amitagati (pp. 129-49, 172-82) ere versatile writers whose works have a great didactic value. 't. Premi's essay on Aśādhara is packed with information; and śādhara impresses us as an outstanding personality of his age. Iastimalla and Vadicandra (pp. 260-271) were playwrights hose Sanskrit dramas and other works have come to light. inasena I (pp. 420-33) Virasena, Jinasena II and Guṇabhadra pp. 497-523) and Camuṇḍaraya and his contemporaries have eft a great stamp on subsequent Jaina works. Vīrasena was a eritable storehouse of Jaina learning, and his worthy pupil Jinaena was in no way inferior to his great master. The Purāņas omposed by Jinasena and Gunabhadra have served as a model o many other authors. The great works that some of them roduced and the royal patronage that they enjoyed have marked ut a definite period for them in the cultural history of Jainism. Laricandra (pp. 472-76), Vādībhasimha (pp. 477-82) Dhana. ajaya (pp. 463-66), Vādirājasūri (pp. 397-405) and Mahāsena pp. 183-86) were worthy masters of Sanskrit language; and ome of their works possess great literary merit. Amṛtacandra pp. 457-60) and Padmaprabha (pp. 453-56) were remarkable piritual poets, and their commentaries are a model of facile anskrit expression. Śrutasagara (pp. 407-12) was mainly a ɔmmentator and Śricandra (pp. 335-339) an annotator. Prabhāindra was a voluminous writer (pp. 335-339), but his fame,
| SR No. | 010293 |
| Book Title | Jain Sahitya aur Itihas |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Nathuram Premi |
| Publisher | Hindi Granthratna Karyalaya |
| Publication Year | 1942 |
| Total Pages | 650 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 62 MB |