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Jaina Granths Bhandars in Rajasthan,
In the 17th century Jodhraja Godika was a prominent scholar. He wrote more than 10 works in Sanganer. He wrote a good description of Sanganer' in his Pravacanasar (1669 A.D).
The town was also centre of social reforms. The Terapanthi sect among the Digambar as flourished here under the patronage of Amarcanda Godīkā, Pannalal who wrote Teră Pantha Khăndăn, described the beginning of Ter. pantha in the following way
पहले एक दिगबर जानो, तातै श्वेताम्बर निकसानो। तिन मे ईकमि भई मति मारी, सो तो सब जानत नरनारी। ताही माहि बहसि अब करके, तेरहपथ चलायो अडि के।
9 SĀGWĀRĀ
Sagwära is a town in the Dungarpur District and is situated 26 miles south-west of the Dungarpur City. It was the seat of the Jainas in that area and the Rulers of Dungarpur were the patrons of Jaina religion, Dungarpur and Sagwără were therefore centres of the Jaina literary activity. The installation ceremony. on Bhattáruka Gadi of Bhattāraka Dharmakirti was performed here. He wrote Prasnottara Srāva kācāra, Parsva Purana. Sukumäla Carita and Mülācāra Pradipa etc. Bhattaraka Sakal Kirtic composed Adinatha Purana here.
1 सत्रहमै छबीस सुम, विक्रम साक प्रमान ।
__ अरू भाशे मुदि पचमी, पूरन ग्रन्थ बखान ।। मृन य धरमहि सुख करन, मबन पनि मिर भूप ।
मागम्यष जयम्यष मुव, रामस्यध मुख रूप ॥ ताके राज मु चन मौ, कीयो ग्रन्थ यह जोध ।
___ मागार सुथान मे, हिरदे धारि सुबोध ।। जो कह मेरी चूक , लोज्यौ सत सुधारि ।
वरण छद को देखि कं, गूण मोगुण सविचारि ।। यहा मिथ हरिनाम जी, रहो सदा सुग्ख रूप।
ताकी सगत जो करी, पायो काव्य सरूप । 1. Bhattaraka Partavali of Sastra Bhandar, Udaipur. 2. Sakal Kirti Räsa of Sastra Bhandar, Udaipur.
