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Jaina Literature and Philosophy
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अक्षयनिधिविधानकथा
Aksayanidhividhānakathā
634 (0) No. 896
1875-76 Extent - fol. 15a to fol. 17a. Description - Complete. For other details see Candanasastika ahead.
Author-Not mentioned.
Subject - A story showing the importance of a vow named as
'Aksayanidhi.' This vow lasts for ten years. Every year a fast is to be observed on the 10th day of the bright half of Srāvaņa and on the 10th day of the dark half of Bhadrapada too. During the interval of 28 days, ekāsana is to be observed on every day of this interval. Namaskāramantra should be daily recited thrice.!
This vow was observed by the king Meghanāda in
Rajagxhi. (See Jainaratnakosa pp. 83-84). Begins -fol. 150
अथ अक्षयनिधिविधानकथा लिख्यते ॥ श्रीमजिनेंद्रमानम्य । भव्यलोकसुखप्रदं ।
अक्षयनिधिं वक्ष्ये । पुत्रपौत्रफलप्रदां ॥१॥ etc. Ends - fol. 71a
एवमन्योपि यथोक्तया समाचरिष्यति । मात्मनः व्रतं करोति । अन्यभ्यापि कारयति । स तादृशं फलं लभ्यते ।। एवं अक्षयनिधिविधान समातं ॥५॥
उत्तरपुराणगत अजिततीर्थंकरपुराण No. 897
Uttarapurānagata Ajitatirthamkarapurāņa
1099
1884-87
Size - 10F in. by 51 in. Extent - 12 folios; 7 lipes to a page; 32 letters to a line.
