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Jaina Grantha Bhandars ia Rajasthån.
collected from various points 1.e. historical, religious and, linguistic. Some manuscripts are illustrated also. Sri Moti Rama takes much interest in the collection of the manuscripts. The manuscripts are systematically arranged.
Apart from these Bhandārs mentioned above there are following Bhandārs more in the City :
(1) Kushal Cand Jaina Pustakalaya
(2) Collection of Yatı Mohanlal
(3) Collection of Sri Lachiraina
(4) Sastra Bhandar in Upasraya of Kochai.
(5) Collection of Yati Jayakarāja.
(6) Collection of Mānmal Kothāri
(7) Collection of Mangal Cand Mälukā.
(8) Collection of Sri Bhanwarlal Rāmpurra.
(9) Collection of Sri Mangalcand Jhalok.
(10) Collection of Sri Rao Gopal Singh Vaid.
The total number of the manuscripts preserved in Bikaner is more than 40.000. Some of the manuscr.pts which are rare have not been found in other Bhandārs is given in Appendix III
(66) GRANTHA BHANDĀR OF YATI RIDHIVARJI, CURU:
The Grantha Bhandar of Yatı Ridhivarji is situated in Curu, It is also a good Bhandar containing 3785 manuscripts. All the manuscripts are on paper and systematically arranged and numbered. There is a good collection of both, religious and secular works. Some of the important manuscripts which are in the Bhandar are follows:
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Chandomanjari ---by Gopaldāsa. The work is in Hindi. Laicandi Padhati -by Lal Cand Yatı. It is a Jyousa work written
in Sanskrit.
1. Manuscripts Catalogue preserved in Abhaya Jaina Granthālaya Bikaner
