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V. 10 Prakirnakas
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THE FIFTH PRAKĪRNAKA तन्दुलवैचारिक
Tandulavaicārika (तंदुलवेयालिय)
( Tandulaveyāliya ) No. 323
579 (h).
1895-98. Extent.- fol. 18 to fol. 23*. Description.-- Yellow pigment profusely used ; complete. For other details see No. _579 (a).
1895-98.. Subject.- This is one of the ten well-known prakirnakas. The
main topics dealt with, in this work are as under :
Embryology, food in the embryonic condition, births as a celestial being and a hellish being, ten conditions of a living being, description of the yugmins, six types of ossessus structure and those of the shape of the body, calculation of rice, number of veins, impurity of body, condemnation of
women, and resort to dharma. Begins.-fol. I8a अर्ह नमः॥
निजरियजरामरणं वंदित्ता जिणवरं महावीरं ।
घुच्छं पइन्नगमिणं तंदुलवेयालियं नाम ॥ १ etc. Ends.---fol. 23a
एवं सगडसरीरं जाइजरामरणवेयणाबहुलं । तह घत्तह काउं जे जे(ज)ह मुच्चह सव्वदुक्खाणं ॥१८ इति तंदुलवेयालियपइन्नगं समाप्तं ॥ इय तंदुल( वेयालिय )पइन्नगं जो उ चिंतइ महप्पा इह लोए परलोए सो एसो भावल्लमु(सल्लु)द्धारकारणं लहइ सिवसुक्खं ॥
Reference.- This work along with 9 other prakirnakas was publish
ed by Dhanapatisinh in A. D. 1886. See No. 266. It has been also published in the D. L. J. P. F. Series, as No. 59 and by the Jaina Dharma Prasäraka Sabha, too. Agamodaya Samiti has published this work along with chāyā, in its Series as No. 46. For its contents see Weber II, p. 615 and Indian Antiquary vol. XXI, p. 111. , .
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