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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Introduction
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5. GITA VITARAGA:-by Panditácārya cărükirti. It is also in Sanskrit
written in praise of a Tirthankara.
It is on grammer
6. PRÄKRIT VYAKARAN:-composed by Śrutasāgar.
and written in Sanskrit and Präkrit.
7. TATTVĀRTHA VRITTI:-by Bhaskarnandi. It is a commentary on the
famous book Tattwärtha Sätra of Umā Swati
(viii) JAINA GYĀNA BHANDĀR LIMBIDI
Limbibi was a centre of Jaina Sthānkavasi Sect. The Sådhûs of that sect used to assemble there every year or any time in a year. These monks required books to be studied. Thus for the study of the monks, the manuscripts were collected. For this collection Setha Dasa Devcanda took initiative and spent money in the collection and preservation of the manuscripts. The present collection of the manuscript was made in the year 1820 by Khartar Gacha Sadhū Ridhi Sagarji and after that in the year 1878-83, Shri Vinod Vijayjı belonging to Auncalgacha also helped in the collection of the manuscripts.
The collection contains manuscripts written on palm leaves as well as on paper. This collection is regarded as one of the biggest. The longest manuscript written on paper is Pravacana Sārodhār Satika which is 177"x49". In the same way the palam leaf manuscript of Gyátā Dharam Kathang is 331"x21". There are several manuscripts written in golden ink. Out of such manuscripts the Kalp Sutra (illustrated) and Adhyātma Geeta are very good.
Among the illustrated manuscripts Jambu Dwipa Pragyapti and Kalpastra deserve special mention. The total number of the manuscripts in this Bhandār is 3507 The manuscripts are in Prākrit, Samskrit and Gujrāti.
Most of the manuscripts were copied from 16th to 19th century.
(ix) JAINA GRANTHA BHANDĀR OF SORAT?
Sürat is also one of the main centres of collection of the manuscripts. There are twelve Grantha Bhandārs in the City which have 14,528 manuscripts in
Catalogue of Jaina Bhandar Limbidi published by Agamodaya Samiti Bombay in 1928
2. Süryapura Aneka Jaina Pustaka Bhandăgar Darsikā Suchi, published by Motichand
Magan Bhai in 1938.