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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
B. J. SANDESARA (Baroda, 1953, 1954 and 1955). Revantagiri-rasu, Neminātha-catuspadikā Sirithulibhaddaphagu edited by H.C. BHAYANI (Bombay, 1955).
Bibliographical and reference literature. The Descriptive Catalogue of the Government Manuscripts Library at B.O.R.I., vol. XVII (Jain Literature and Philosophy Agamika Section) Part fifth by HR. KAPADIA (1954).
Rajasthān ke Jain Śāstrabhandäron ki Grantha sūci in Hindi), vol. II, by K. C. KASLIWAL (Jaipur, 1954).
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B. J. SANDESARA --- Presidential Address, Prakrit and Jainism section, (Proc. and Pres. Addresses, A.L.O.C., XXth Session, Bhuvaneswar, 1959), Poona, 1962. Pp. 87-131.
Dr. Weber, the first scholar to give a detailed account of the canonical literature of the Jainas. (Eng. Trans. L.A., vols. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21). According to Dr. Jacobi, Jainism is an independent system (Intro. of the Kalpasūtra, Leipzig, 1879 and Intro. of some Jain canonical works, S.B.E. No. 22, 45).
Niryuktis Bhüşyas and cürnis all in Prākrit are the earliest exegetical literature on the canons among the Jainas. Prakrit, the language of the people. Mahāvīra preached in that language--Reason for the canonical literature being in Prākrit. Ajgavijnyā, an interesting work on omens and augury (Pra. Tex. Soc. 1957).
New Research Institutions : Institute for Research in Prâkrit, Jaineology and Ahimsa, Vaiśāli. Bhāratiya Samskrti Vidyā, Mandala, Ahmedabad, Second Council for the redaction of Jaina Canon was convened by Arya Nāgārjuna at Valabbi in Saurastra in the 9th century A.D. M. BLOOMFIELD, 1 he first scholar to draw attention to the importance of the study of Jaina Sanskrit in his paper 'Some aspects of Faina Sanskrit.' Festschrift Jacob Wackernagel, Pp. 220-230, Gottingen, 1923. Dr. HERTEL--Purnabhadra's Pañcākhyāna (1199 A.D.) words peculiar to Jaina Sanskrit (Harv. Orien. Ser., Pp. 291-295).
Dr. UPADHYE - Intro. to Harişena's Bịhatkathäkośa (10th century A p.)-words peculiar to Jaina Sanskrit (Sin. Jain Ser. Pp. 101-110).
Mr. Mohanlal D. DESAI -- Jaina Gurjara Kavio, (Pt. I, Intro., Pp. 227-234Words and expressions peculiar to Jaina Sanskrit from Merutunga's Prabandhacintamani (1305 A.D.). B.J. SANDESARA and J P. THAKER--Lexicographical studies in Jaina Sanskrit (J.0.1., Baroda, 1958). Präkrit-Hindi Dictionary (Prāksta śabda Mahārnava) by Pt. Hargovinddās SHETH,
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