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33. The Jainas had not the literature written before 139 A. D. Their religion
although as ancient as the Buddhism, did not take the importance than towards the 3rd century of the Christian era.
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RAJENDRALALA MITRA. Notices of Sanskrit mss. published under orders of the Government of Bengal. (1st series) 10 Volumes.-Calcutta, 1870-1892.
Volume III (1876).
Pp. 66--69. Review on a manuscript of the Kalpasutra. Classification of the Jain canonical treatises after "Siddhānta-dharmasāra",
Some information on the particular estimation which the "Kalpasutra" enjoys among the Jains.
Citation of the commencement, of the end and of the colophon of the manuscript in question.
Reproduction in facsimile of one page of another illuminated manuscript of the “Kalpasūtra”, about 300 years old.
Volume IV (1878).
Pp. 97-98. Review on the 'Syadvādamañjarī". This work, from which Madhavacarya has made borrowings in his "Sarvadarśanasamgraha", is a commentary on a hymn of Hemacandra.
Volume VI (1882).
Pages 70-—74. Rapid analysis of the “Pun yacandrodayapurāņa", a Jain adaptation, in
23 cantos, of the Rāmāyaṇa. 77–97. Detailed analysis of the Harivamsapurāņa. This Brahmanical imita.
tion of the Harivamsa, composed by Jinasena, gives information on several Jinas, exposes some legends and contains details on the cere
monies and Jain rites. 97-104. Analysis of the “Trilokasāra”, a description in Prākrit verse, with
Sanskrit commentary, the three regions of the Universe. 105-108. Review on the "Aptamimamsa" of Samantabhadra. The manuscript
of this work contains besides a commentary of Vidyānanda. 108-109. Review on a "Bhagavatiostti".
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