________________
Jaina Literature and Philosophy
[ 697
and very good hand-writing: borders ruled in four lines in black ink; red chalk used; foll. numbered in the right-hand margin; there is some space kept blank in the centre of the numbered and the uppumbered sides as well; edges of the last two foll. gone; condition on the whole tolerably good; complete upto attirato ; a kalpa following it ends abruptly ; full extent 3529 eng.
In this work there is a reference to the distruction of Valabli in V. S. 854 by a non-Jaina (Mleceha ruler1 ) and to an
attack by Mahamuda Gajanavi on Gujarat in V. S. 1081.* Age -- Pretty old. Author - Jinaprabhasūri, pupil of Jinahassasūri of the Kbaratara
Gaccha. He had come in direct touch of Sultan Mahammad Tughalakh who gave him various pharmans.
For his additional works etc. see No. Subject -- A detailed information about various tirthas ( holy places )
commencing with Satruñjayatirtha is given by me in Gujarāti. Its Hindi translation is published in 'जैन साहित्य का बृहद् इतिहास' Vol. IV, pp. 321-324. Some of the kalpas are in Sanskrit and some in Prākṣit.
This work (V. T. K.) is utilized in the Prabandhacintāmani and Prabhāvakacarita. Sātavāhanacarita is narrated in 3 kalpas sagra-1-76T ( kalpa 22), taga-93-79 ( kalpa
33) and flagrante fa-aralafra ( kalpa 34). Begins — fol. la
1180 il देवः श्रीपुंडरीकाख्यभूभृच्छिखरशेखरे । भलंकरिष्णुः प्रासादं श्रीनाभेयः श्रियोस्तु वः ॥ १ श्री ‘शत्रुजय 'तीर्थस्य माहात्म्यमतिमुक्ततः। केवली यदुवाचा प्राक् नारदस्य ऋषेः पुरः॥ २ तदहं लेशतो वक्ष्ये स्वपरस्मृतिहेतवे ॥ श्रोतुमर्हति भव्यास्तत(त्) पापनाशनकाम्यया ॥३॥ युग्मं ॥ etc.
1. This is the oldest and unique reference. 2. See the next No.
Jain Education International
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
