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144
Jaina Literature and Philosophy
( 731.
षडावश्यकसूत्र
Sadāvasya kasūtra
1131.
No. 731
1891-95. Size.— 78 in. by 61 in. Extent.--- 17 folios; 13 lines to a page ; 17 letters to a line. Description.- Foreign paper with an elephant-brand as the water
mark : Jaina Devanāgari characters ; quite bold, big, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines in red ink, whereas edges singly; numbers for foll. entered twice as usual; foll. 19 and 170 blank; complete; the ending portion includes Snātasyāstuti, too, which is also treated
as a separate work in some Mss.; condition very good. Age. - Samvat 1946. Author.- More than one Jaina saint.. For instance, it is said that
Snātasyāstuti is a composition of Bälacandra, a pupil of
Kalikālasarvajña Hemacandra Súri. Subject. - This work mostly in Prākrit consists of sútras some of
which are not to be found in the previous work', and thus
it differs from it. Begins.— fol. 15 FA 1 STE PIATT AA: 1
नमो अरिहंताणं । नमो सिद्धाणं । नमो आयरियाणं । नमो उवज्झायाणं । नमो लोए सब्बसाहूणं ।
एसो पंचनमुक्कारों(रो) सव्वपावप्पणासणौं( णो)। मंगलाणं च सवेस(सिं) पढमं हवई(इ) मंगलं ॥
(TTTTTA CATHAUT etc. Ends.-fol. 162
इच्चाया? इ) महासईओ जयंतु अकलंकसीललिआओ । 3755 1a FAT(T) FF TOT)34(ET) fâ55(E)STÛ AISI zia frate ()
! For instance, the last sutras viz. Bharahesarasajjhāya ( styled as silavadādigunasmaranasutra in Sadāvasvakasutrani ) and Snätasvástui are not there.
2 This sutra is usually known as l'rapipātasútra. In the contents of “Sadāvasyakasutrani ". it is styled as "Sthobhavandanastia" and "Khamasamana" as well.
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