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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Subjecta Dealt With
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.: In Samvat 1084 (1027 A.D), Nemicandra Sari wrote Mābåvira Carita'. Sürı is also known as Devendra Sūri. The earliest manuscript which is in the collection of Pāțân Bhandar is of Samvat 1236. (1179 A.D).
In the year 1197 Devasūri pupil of successor Dharma Ghosa Sūri, pupil of Sarvāṇand wrote PadmaprabhaCarita. It describes the life of Tirtbankara Padmaprabha in a very simple language.
Candraprabha Carita? is a Sarnskrit work composed by Davendra pupil of of Vijaya Singha Sūri of the Nagendra Gacha in the year 1207 A.D. The work is a popular one and is available in the various Bhandārs. Sarvånand Sūri composed two works namely Parswanātha Caritas and Candraprabha Carita in the year 1234 A.D. and 1245 A.D. respectively.
TRIŞAŞTI SMRITIS which describes the lives of 63 Salākā persons was composed by Pandit Āsādhar in the year 1235 A.D, at Nalahachapura. It is a very good and short work. It is popular and available in several Bhandāts and specially at Bhandars of Jaipur.
Arhatdasa pupil of Pandit Āsādhar composed MUNISUBRATA CARITA' which describes the life of Muni Subratanātha It contains 10 cantos. It is also called Kavyaratan, Padmaprabha pupil of Vivudhaprabha of Candra Kula composed in the year 1237 A. D. Munisubrat Canta'? It is also stated that Kunthanātha Carita was also composed by him. The Vāsupujya Carita was composed in Samvat 1242 A D. by Vardhana pupil of Vijaya Singh Sür. The work is very much popular and is in the collection of the various Bhandārs and specially, in Bikāner and Jaisalmer Bhandārs.
Santinātha Carita was composed by A,itaprabha Sūri in the year 1250. He was the pupil of Viraprabha Sun of Purnima Gaccha. The poem contains
1 Grantha Bhandar, Patan 2 Tapagachiya Gyána Bhandar, Jaisalmer.
3. Brhad Gyána Bhandar Jaisalmer 4 Ibid.
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Sastra Bhandår, Digambara Jain Terapanthi Mandır, Jaipur
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Toid.
7. Grantha Bhandar, Nagaur.