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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Damyanti and Candra Mahattara's Prakrit commentary Sitari and other manuscripts point out that they were written in the 10th century A.D. Among the places where the manuscripts were copied are Pätan Cambay, Dhalaki, Karnavati, Dungarpur, Vijaipur, Candravati and Prahladpura
Jaina Grantha Bhandars in Rajasthan.
Besides the palm leaf and paper manuscripts, the Bhandar contains two manuscripts on cloth one of which written in Samwat 1418 (1361 A.D.) and consists of 62 leaves measuring 25" x 5". The manuscripts are well preserved and the letters are very clear.
(vi) JAINA SIDHANT BHAWAN ARRAH
The collection of the manuscripts in Jaina Sidhant Bhawan Arrah is also good. The Bhawan was buiit some time back but the collection of the manuscripts was made from the Jaina temples and individual persons. There is a good number of the manuscripts which are on paper as will as on palm leaf. The Bhandar conststs of the following kinds of manuscripts
(1) Manuscripts written in Kannar script.
(2) Manuscripts of Samskrit, Prakrit and Hindi written in Nagari script. (3) Gutakas.
The manuscripts collected are of 18th, 19th and 20th century. The following manuscripts are worth mentioning.
1
VIDYANUVĀDĀNG composed by an unknown author. It deals with Pratistha and is written in Samskrit It is a collection work based on the previous works of Viracārya, Pujyapad, Jinasena, Gunabhadra, Vasunandi, Indunandi and Asadhar.
2 MADAN KĀMA RATNA-composed by Pujyapad in Samskrit It is on Ayurveda
3. NIDAN MUKTAWALI BY PUJYAPAD-The manuscript is in Samskrit and deals with Ayurveda
4. SAT DARSAN PRAMANA PRAMEYA-NU-PRAVESA:-The manuscript is on philosophy and written in Samskrit by Subhacandra.
1 Catalogue edited by Saparwadas Gupta, M A. was published in the year 1919.