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Jaina Literature and Philosophy
Author Manikyacandra pupil of Sagaracandra Sūri.
Subject – Narration of the 12 births of Lord Sánti. There are some portions in Prakrit.
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He has men - tioned as his predecessors the following Bhadrabahu (author of Vasudevacarltra ), Haribhadra, Daksinyacihna Sūri, Siddha Vyakhyātā and Rāma kavi (author of Prabandhasagara).
Begins fol. 5 (?)
Ends
The author's another work is Pārsvanathacaritra composed in V. S. 1276.
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पितृमातृमंत्रि मित्र सामंतजनतादिभिः ॥
वार्यमाणावपि यदा तौ रणान विरेमतुः ॥ १२३
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तदा राजा सपत्नीकः सूनुदुः कर्मलज्जितः । विषविच्छुरितां भोजमाघ्राय मृतिमीयिवान् ॥ १२४ etc.
ता कुमर तुमं समभाव वंदनारिहोसि धुवं । पुच्छामि किंतु एयं किं च तं भोयणं पि तए । १८ देहो उ पुग्गलमउजं आहारेण विरद्दिभो न भवे । तयभावे नयचरणं चरणाभावे कउ सिद्धी ॥ १९ etc.
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वरयण etc.
Reference — For additional Mss. see Jinaratnakosa ( Vol. I, p. 380 ). For quotations see Patan Catalogue ( pp. 203-205 ).
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निष्कलंकं दर्शनं करयति अमरदत्तवत् । तदृष्टांतः पुनरेवं ॥
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