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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Grantha Bhandans of Ajmer Division.
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pictures. In the first picture, the parala of Swarga and Viman have been depicted In the second picture, the Universe has been compared with the Loka Puruşa There is a Nandiswara Dwipa in the third picture. In the fourth plate, there are pictures of Tirthankaras. The seven graphas have been depicted in the fifth picture. In the sixth picture, the dreadful horrors of the hell have been shown. In the seventh plate, the army of India has been illustrated. In the 8th picture, there are eight different figures of the Yaksas. There are pictures of the Jambudwipa, Lavana Samudra, Indra Sabhá, birth ceremony celebrated by Indra, the condition of man at the time of intense thirst, hunger and separation and the Vimānas of the Heaven. In the last Şata Leśyas have been compared with a mango tree. There are six complexions of the worldly soul as Krišna, Nila, Kapota, Pita, Padma and Sukla The Kriśna Lesya, the waist complexion has been explained by falling down the whole mango tree for eating the mangoes while the Sukia Lesyâ, the best complexion has been illustrated hy eating only fallen mangoes of the tree
(10) PĀRSWANĀTHA DIGAMBAR JAINA SARASWATI BHAWAN
Pärswanatha Digambara Jaina Saraswati Bhawan is situated in the Pārswanátha Digambara Jaina Temple. It is very famous temple in the city and was constructed in Samwat 1805 (1748 A D.) and in the same year the Saraswati Bhawan was established. The Saraswati Bhawan contains 558 manuscripts including the Gutakās. The collection contains manuscripts of 17th and 18th century in good number. The manuscripts of samskrit language are more numcious. The next come the Prākrit and Apabhraṁsa works. All the manuscripts are on papci Manuscripts are mostly on the subject like Purâna, Kathā and religious topics Nalodaya Kāvya composed by Mānikyasuri is the earliest manuscript. It was copied in Saswat 1445 (1388 A. D). The manuscript of Deśalaksana Půjā copied in Saṁwat 1937 (1880 A D.) is the latest one. There are threc manuscripts which are worth mentioning -
(1) PRATISȚHĀPATHA.- It is a Samskrit work composed by Asadhara a great scholar of 13th Century. This work was written on cloth in saṁwat 1516 1. e. 1459 A.D. This is the earliest manuscript so far found on cloth in the Sastra Bhandārs of the Jaipur City. Thongh the manuscript was written 500 years back, yet the condition of cloth is still good The measurement of the manuscript is 101'x10".
(2) YASODHAR CARITA.This is an illustrated manuscript copied in Sanwat 1800 (1743 A.D.) The manuscript contains 30 illustrations based on The story of the work. All the pictures are coloured, representing Indian art.