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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Grantha Bhandars of Kota Division
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all these manuscripts from all over Rajasthan Bhandārs. There is a good collection of the manuscripts numbering 1436.
The manuscripts are mainly in three languages 1. c Samskrit, Prakrit and Hindi. The main subjects on which the manuscripts are there in the collection are Siddhant, Adhyatma Purana, Kavya, Kathā, Nyaya and Stotra. The earliest manuscript in the Bhandāris BHĀVA SANGRAH by Deva Sena copied in Samvat 1488 i.e. 1431 A.D, anp the latest manuscriptis RAJAMATI VIRAHA in Hindi copied in Samvat 1970 (1913 A.D).
The Sastra Bhandar is systematically arranged and manuscripts are placed in serial number and also subject-wise. Apart from these manuscripts, these is a good library of printed books also in which more than one thousand books are in the collection and which are issued to the readers for reading purposes.
NAIN AVA
Nainavā is an old town in Bundi District and at present it is a sub-divisional Head quarter. It is 32 miles from Bundi and connected with a road The town remained a literary centre from very beginning. The earliest manuscript written in this town 15 PRADYUMNA CARITRA'. It was copied in the year 1461 A. D. when Allauddin Khilji was the emperor of Delhi. At present there are three small Grantha Bhandārs which contain only 221 manuscripts But from the manuscripts it appears that in the past 1. e from 15th to 19th century the town remained a great literary centre.
Kesava Singha who was a Hindi poet of 18th century and wrote more than 10 works, composed his one work BHADRA BAHU CARITA in the year 1716 A.D. at Nainava. It was described by the name of LOCANAPURA by him in his work in che following wav -
लोचनपुर शुम ग्राम मे, सिघराज जिनधाम । बुद्धि प्रमाण लिख्यो मुझे, जपिये श्रीजिननाम ।।१।। भाइ करो मुझि उपरै, दोष हगे भगवान । मगन नगण-मादिक सहु, ध्याऊ श्री जिनवारिण ॥२॥
1. Catalogue published in the year 1943.
2. Prasasti Sangraha Amer Sastra Bhandar Jaspur P. 138.