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Jaina Literature and Philosophy
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column extend to the remaining ones; borders of each of the columns ruled in three lines in black ink ; leaves numbered in both the margins ; in the right-hand one as 3,2,3 etc., and in the left-hand one as %, , , , etc.; leaves 1490 and 1504 not quite legible, ink having faded; the first leaf broken into two parts ; several leaves somewhat worm-eaten ; some have their edges worn out; condition on the whole tolerably fair ; both the text and the commentary complete; extent 7671 ślokas; one extra blank leaf preceding the first leaf as well as one following the last one; this Ms. is placed between two wooden boards; there is a hole between every two columns and a string passes through it; the commentary styled as Śişyahită is composed in Samvat 1160 in Dadhipada ( ? Dadhipadra i. e. Dahod) with the help of Mahendra Súri, Pārsvadeva Gaņi and Devacandra Gaņi, the disciples of Vira Gani's guru Isvara Gani; this was revised by Nemi
candra Sūri, Jinadatta Sūri and others in Aşahillapāțaka. Age. — Fairly old. Author of the commentary.- Vira Gani alias Samudraghoșa Suri,
pupil of Isvara Gani of the Saraväla gaccha. This author was named as Vasanta before he took dikşă. His father's name was Vardhamāna and that of his mother Śramiti(?). They belonged to the families Bhillaväla and Dharkața
respectively. Subject. The text with a Sanskrit commentary. From the latter
(p. 485 ) we learn that Haribhadra Suri had commenced
to compose a commentary on this text. Begins.- (text) fol. 2a
f GTITASCOITOT etc. as in No. 1113. ::- (com.) fol. 16 FA: STATI
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