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Vol. XIX, sec. 2, pt. 1
अनन्तकीर्तिकथा
Anantakirtikatha
1339 (d). No. 599 =11 (a)
1886-92. Extent.- fol. 6* to fol. 120. Description.- Complete. For other details see समासू(शू)रकथा
Vol. No. XIX, Sec. 2, pt. 3 ) No. 200 .
Author.- Is he Dayāvardhana Gani, pupil of Jayatilaka Suri? If so, he is definitely the author of the following works :
(1) पर्वतिथिविचार No. 377. (2) रत्नशेखर-रत्नवती-कथा No. 526. (3) Do ( dif.) No. 683(2)
But it remains to be ascertained if he is the author of
any one or more of the following works :(1) कुरुचन्द्रकथा No. 606 fol. 25 to fol. 26
(2) चन्द्रलेखाकथा No. 607 , 18 , , 15 (3) धनसेनकथा No. 609 , 26
(4) महापद्मकुमारकथा । No. 623 fol. (5) रत्नसारकथा No. 630 , (6) ललिताङ्गकथा No. 631
(7) वज्रबाहुकथा 20 (8) 'वसन्तकुमारकथा
(9) 'शङ्खकुमारकथा (10) सङ्ग्रामसू( ? शू )रकथा , (11) ...कथा
No. fol. ? Subject.-- Narration of Anantakirti, son of Ananatasena, a king. 25
In course of time he became Pratyeka-buddha and attained omniscience and salvation. This story illustrates the advantage of observing chastity ( šīla ).
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None of these works is noted in Jinaratnakosa ( Vol.1).
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