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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
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RATNACHANDRAJI. An illustrated Ardha-Magadhi Dictionary. With an introduction by A.C. WOOLNER. vol. I--Indore, 1923, vol. II--Indore, 1927, vol. III--Indore, 1930, Vol. IV-Indore, 1932.
Comprises about 50,000 Ardha-Māgadhi words with their Sanskrit equivalents, with explanations in Gujrati, Hindi and English; may be regarded as a Svetāmbara Jain scripture, concordance, or a dictionary of the leading passages of all the Jain Sūtrās.
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Prasanna Kumar ACHARYA.
A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture. 1927.
Pp. 192-3. Catur-Vimšati Tirtha---the 24 Jain apostles-their names and distinctive signs. P. 216. Jina-(Ka)-The temple of the Jains, the Jain deity-description of the Jain deities. Pp. 433-38. Basadi=A Jain temple, a shrine, a monastery, modern Basti--illustrations. P. 539. Vasati=A residence, a shrine, a Jain monastery or temple--illustrations. pp. 635-36. Sū(Sult-(t) alaya=An enclosure for religious retirement, a Jain monastery-illustrations.
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BREWER's Dictionary of Phrase And Fable (Revised & enlarged edition) London. (Published after the IInd World War 1939-45 ?)
P. 502. Jains : A sect of dissenters from Hinduism of great antiquity; its known history going back beyond 477 B.C. Its differences from Hinduism are theological and too abstruse for expression in brief. Jains being largely traders the sect is wealthy, though comparatively small in size and influence.
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H.D. VELANKAR. Jinaratnakośa, An Alphabetical Register of Jain Works and Authors. Vol. I-Works. Poona, 1944 (Govt. Ori. Series Class C No. 4)
Pp. I-II Preface, pp. III-XI. List of Abbreviations : A-Collections of MSS. B-Texts--Publishing Series, C-Printed Books and Magazines pp. 1-466. A list of Jain works in Sanskrit and the Prākrit languages including the Apabhrama and also some old Gujrati commentaries and works.
List of Bhandārs, collections, Libraries; Jaina Siddhänta Bhavana, Arrah Catalogue-Pub. 1919. Vijayadharma Laksmi Jñāna Mandir, Agra, List of MSS 1938.
Descriptive Catalogue of the MSS in Leipzig, by AUFRECHT,
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