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Jaina Literature and Philosophy
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Description.- Country paper thick and grey ; Devanāgari charac
ters with TATETTS; bold, clear, uniform and good handwriting; borders ruled in four black lines; this Ms. does not contain the original text but it only gives its प्रतीकs; fol. 1* blank; out of the foll. 42 to 45 and 234 to 235, unnumbered sides are marked with a small circular disc in the centre, the numbered having over and above this, two more, one in each margin ; red chalk used; information about the Asurakumāras and others tabulated on the 181th fol.; the topics pertaining to various Vyantaras similiarly tabulated on fol. I82°; measurements of Jambudvipa etc., presented in a tabular form on fol. 188a ; foll. 167 to 233 also numbered as 1, 2 etc. ; foll. 209 and 210 numbered as 42 (1) and 42 (2); fol. 177th missing ; otherwise complete;
this Ms. contains the colophon; condition very good. Age.- Not modern. Begins.- fol. 1 सिद्धिरस्तु ॥ॐ नमः ।
अपारे किल संसते(सारे) मज्जतामनिशं etc. as in No. 249. Ends.- fol. 235 भूयो भूयो विस्मरणशील etc., up to पारतंत्र्यमभिहितं ।
इति as in No. 249 followed by the lines as under:___ सकलसुविहितसैद्धांतिकशिरोरत्नालंकारश्रीपार्श्वचंद्रसूरितच्छिष्यश्रीश्रीविजयदेवसूरिसतीयेंचरणांभोजमधुकरश्रीब्रह्मसनिविरचितायां श्रीजंबू
निटीकायां ज्योतिश्वक्रादिविचाराधिकार समाप्तः ॥छ । श्रीसाधुरत्नाभिधपंडितेशाः।
सुकीर्तिविद्योतितसर्वदशाः॥ यथास्थितं जैनमतं जनानां ।
प(प्र)काशयंत सुखदा अभूवन् ॥१ तदीयपादाम्बुजयुग्मभृङ्गा
स्त्यक्ता खिलारंभपरिग्रहौधाः ॥ जयंति संवेगसुधैकपानाः।
श्रीपार्श्वचंद्राभिधसूरयो(5)मी ॥२ सूत्रं समालोक्य गुरोरयं यैः।
प्रकाशितः श्रीजगदीशपंथाः।
