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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Subháşitävali was a work of Tilakpiabha Süri. Soktävali is the work of Vijaysena pupil of Harişeņa. It is also called Karpûi Prakaran. It was composed in about 1550 V. S. (1493 A.D). Laxmi Vallabhagani also collected some suktis in 16th century in Sanskrit.
There is also a good literature on this subject in Hindi. The poers like Thakursi (16th century), Chihal (16th century), Vaca Rāja (16th century). Rūpcanda ( 17th century ), Hemraja ( 17th century ), Bhudhardāsa (18th century) Dhyanat Rái (19th century) wrote several small works in Hindi. Chihal wrote Bāvani in the 16th century which is full of moral teachings. Doha Sataka? of Rūpcanda is a famous work on the subject. Banarsidasa wrote Bāvanis, Upadeśa Sataht and other small poems which are collected in the Banarsi Vilasas. Manohardasa composed Gyan Cintamanio in Samvat 1729 which is full of subhasitas.
Bhudhardāsa, a famous Hindi writer composed Jaina Sataka? which contains several Hindi stanzas on Subhasita. Hemrāja in the 17th century wrote Doha Sataka" which deals with this subject. Pannālal Caudhari translated the Subhāşıtāvali' into Hindi in the 19th century.
There are hundreds of manuscripts of Nīti atakalo of Bhartrihari and Kāmandakiya Nitisārs in the Jaina Šāstra Bhandārs of Rājasthān. In some of the Bhandars the number of the manuscripts are more than 50. This shows the popularity of these works amongst Jainas,
1. Aner Sastra Bhandar, Jaipur.
2.
to
3. Ibid.
4. Sastra Bhandar Tholia Jaina Temple, Jaipur,
5. Ibid. 6. Amer Sastra Bhandar, Jaipur,
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Ibid.
8. - Sastra Bhandar of Thola Jaina Temple, Jaipur.
9. Sastra Bhandar of Baba Dulicand, Jaipur.
10. Amer Sastra Bhandar, Jaipur.
11.
Ibid.