Jaina Bibliography Part 2

SR No.: 016036
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: A N Upadhye
Publisher: Veer Seva Mandir Trust
Publication Year: 1982
Total Pages: 900
Language: English
Classification: Dictionary & Dictionary
File Size: 15 MB

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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
P. 216. Jainism flourished near about the present Jagannath (Puri) in Kalinga,
P. 220. Fundamental principles of Jainism underlined and discussed.
P. 221. Antiquity of Jainism-its original connection with the Sumerian Ji' and Dr. H. R. HALL's (Ancient History of the Near East, 7th Edition, p. 173) discrement Jaina traits found in ancient Sumerian statues.
P. 222. All philosophy in the early Vedic culture came from Jainism.
P. 225. Oriya origin of the word Jaina'.
P. 226. Jagannatha seems to have been originally invented in imitation of the Nātha Tirthankara of the Jainas, viz., Rşabhanātha.
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S. N. BHAVASAR-The Language of the Sanskrit Kavya Mallināthacarita by Vinayacandrasuri. (Summaries of papers, A.I.O.C., XXII Session, Gauhati, 1965). Pp. 108109.
Date of Vinayacandrasuri-Beginning of 12th century A.D. and the end of the 13th century A.D. His other works-Kalpanirukta and Shripärsvanātha caritam.
Representing all the peculiarities of the Jain Sanskrit the language of Vinayacandrasūri rich in theme, in contents and also in imaginations, originality, form and style. Words not found in the dictionaries those that are found only in the lexicons that are not commonly used, those that are not Sanskrit in origin, and those that are purely Prākrit are met everywhere in the Mallinathacaritam.
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A. N. UPADHYE-Language and Dialects used in the Kuvalayamala. (Summary of Papers, A.I.O.C., XXII Session, Gauhati, 1965). Pp. 131-132.
The main language of the author Uddyotanasüri in Kuvalayamala, a Prākrit campū, its Prākrit Bhāṣā and the matters of description are of the Maharastri Desi type. Some passages are in Sanskrit and some portions are in Apabhramsa and in some contexts the Paišāci-bhāṣā is illustrated. The author also enumerates the Deśi-bhāṣās and illustrates the various languages spoken by traders of different parts of the country and speaking different languages in the market place.