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5. BRAHMA JINDĀSA:
He was the younger brother and pupil of Bhattāraka Sakal Kirti. He refers in most of his works to the name of Bhattaraka Bhuwan Kirti with great respect. He lived with him for a long time. He also mentions the name of his Guru in most of his works. Dūngrpur seems to have remained the main centre of his literary activities. He was a good scholar of Saṁskut, Hindi and Gujati. He wrote more than 50 works both in Sanishrit and Hindi. Harivansa Putanu, Padam Purana. Jämbu Swimi Caritra, Viat Katha Kosa Adinatha Purāna, Srenika Caritra, and Yasodhar Carita, are some of his Samahut works which are read with great interest by the Jainas Hanumat Rāsa.' Hoh Rasa, Karma Vipak Rása, Jambu Swánı Rāsa, Aradhanā Risa, Sripāla Rāsa, Sudarsan Rasa, Nāgak umir Rasa, are some of his Hindi works, which are also read by Jainas with great interest and as such they are in several Grantha Bliandārs of Rājasthan, and at Āmer Šāstra Bhandar and Udaipur Sastra Bhandārs in particular.
6. BHATTĀRAKA GYĀNA BHUSANA
He was also a great Samskrit and Hindi scholar, and was the 4th in Bhattāraka line. He sat on the Bhattarka Gādi in the year 1475 A.D. after that he left that seat and devoted his time to the writing of works. He travelled in Mewar and various other parts of Rajasthan and preached to the public. He was greatly respected by sevral rulers of Rajasthan, and Gujrāt. He wrote works such as sattva Gyana larangani, Siddhi nt Sär (Bhisya) Ādisvar Phāga and commentary on Nemi Nuwan Kivya He completed Tattva Gyāna Tarangin in the year 1503 A D. Ādisvar Phāga describes the life of Sri Ādinātha and runs in both, Samskrit and Hindi. Prikri commentary on Gomatta-ār was also got written by him in the year 1503 At present it is available in the Sastra Bhandar of Mozmábad
7 PANDIT RĀJ MALL
Pandit Rajmall was a learned scholar of Samskrit and Hindı. He belonged to Bairāth, an old town of Rajasthan 70 miles from Jaipur on Jaipur-Delhi Road
1. श्रीसकलकीरति गुरू प्रणमीनि भवनकोति भवतार । ब्रह्मजिणदास एणी परिमणि, पढता पुन्य अपार ॥७२७।।
-Hanumat Rasa
| SR No. | 011017 |
| Book Title | Jaina Granth Bhandars in Rajasthan |
| 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 |