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Jaina Literature and Philosophy
[197. For an extract see Kavyamimarinsa (Gaekwad's Oriental Series Vol. I, 31d edn., p. 204 ).
For additional Mss. see Jinaratnakośa (Vol. I, p. 94).
कूर्मापुत्रचरित्र
Kūrmāputracaritra 5 (कुम्मापुत्तचरित्त)
( Kūmmāputt-caritta ) No. 158
339.
1871-72. Size.- 97 in. by 4g in. Extent.-- 6 folios ; 18 lines to a page ; 42 letters to a lines.
Description.- Country paper somewhat thick and white; Deva10
nagari characters; small, clear and good hand-writing;
lers ruled in two lines and edges in one, in red ink; red chalk used ; fol. 6° blank; complete; condition
Very good. Author.-- Jinamāņikya, pupil of Hemavimala. 15 Subject.- Life of Kūrmaputra, an omniscient personage written
___in Prakrit in verse. Begins.- fol. 1. अहे।
नभिऊण वद्धमाणं अमुग्दिसुरिंदपणयकमकमलं ।
कुम्मापुत्तचारत्तं तुच्छामि अहं समासेणं । १ ।। etc. 20 Ends..- fol. 6
कुम्मापुत्तचरित वेरग्गरं सुणेइ जो भविउ । सो सवपावरहिओ अणतसहभायणं हह ।। ६॥ सिरिहर्मावमलसुहगुरुसिगिजनमाणिकमीमराएणं ।
रह पगरण मेण घाईज्जतं । चिरं जयउ ॥ ७ ॥ इति श्रीकूमापुत्रकेवलि चरित्र । लि° छ । श्रीमुक्तिसौभाग्य गभिः पं.
राजसोभाग्यपउनकते Reference.-- Edited with notes, glossary and introduction by P. L.
Vaidya and published by himself in A. D. 1930 at Poona. A note on p. 41 is not faithful to the Jaina view. This
work is published in " Jaina Vividha-sāstra Sahitya mala", 30
100, in A. D. 1919. For additional Mss. see Jinaratnakośa ( Vol. I, p 95).
l See क्षेत्रसमास No. 1223 of 1891-95. According to some the author is his pupil named Abantahamsa.
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