Jaina Granth Bhandars in Rajasthan

SR No.: 011017
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kasturchand Kasliwal
Publisher: Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra Mandir
Publication Year: 1967
Total Pages: 394
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 13 MB

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Graptha Bhandārs of Jodhpur Division
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Sambhavanatha founded by him in the same year. He had a great interest in establishing the Grantha Bhandārs and in his life he established several Bhandārs in India.
As already stated Jaisalmer was founded by King Jaisal in the year 1158 A.D. but this Bhandār con.ains manuscripts earlier than its foundation. So it is presumed that these manuscripts were brought from other parts of India, specially from Gujrat.
Thrs Grantha Bhandar was the literary centre for the scholars like Kamal Samyama Upādhyāya who was the pupil of Jina Bhadra Sûri, wrote commentary on the Uttaradhyayana in Samvat 1544 (1487 A.D.) in the Jaisalmer Forta. Samaya Sundara who was of 17th century scholar, visited this Bhandar and praised the services of Jina Bhadra Sūnı for writing the manuscripts and establishing the Grantha Bhandārs
There are 804 mauuscripts written on palm leaves. The earliest manuscript written on palm leaves is OGHA NIRYUKTI VRATTI" by Dronācārya in the year 1060 A.D. The manuscript was copied by Pāhila. Except this there are several manuscripts which were copied in the 12th and 13th century. In this respect the position of this Bhandār is topmost. There is full Āgam literature alongwith their commentaries written by several Ācāryas. Apart from this kind of literature, there
1. स्थाने स्थाने स्थापित ज्ञान भण्डार श्री जिनभद्रमूरि-पत्तनीय वाडी पार्श्वनाथ मन्दिर
प्रशस्ति ।
2. अम्बोधि-वारनिधि-बाणशशाकवर्षे ।
श्रीउत्तराध्ययनवृतिमिमा चकार । जैसलमेरो दुर्गे विजयदशम्यां मथिता सेयम्,
श्रीजिनभद्रमुनीश्वरचरणम्मरणप्रसादेन 3 श्रीज्ञानकोशलेखनदक्षाः जिनभद्रसूरयो. मुख्या । तत्पट्टे सज्जातास्ततोऽ यु तनदिव्यगुणजाता ।।
Sambodha Saptati Vratu
प्रणहिल्लपतन-जेसलमेरस्थितसमयकोशवीक्षायाः । समवसितगोप्यगम्भीरभावश्र तनिकरसञ्चारा. ॥
Vicăra Ratoa Sangrah 3/310
4. सवत् १११७ मंगल महाश्री.॥छ।। पाहिलेन लिखितम् । मगल महाधी ।