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Jaina Literature and Philosophy
1654.
smaller hand-writing; this Ms. presents an appearance of the work having been written into three separate columns; but, really speaking, it is not so; for, the lines of the first column extend to the remaining ones; borders of each of the columns ruled in four lines in black ink; red chalk used; there are two extra blank leaves ; leaves 79, 407 and 423 repeated; the following sets of leaves are numbered together:93 + 94 +95 + 96 + 97 +98; 342 + 343 + 344 + 345 ; 355 + 356 + 357 + 358; 370 + 371 ; 387 + 388 ; 399 + 400 + 401 + 402 + 403; 409 + 410; and 415-416; both the text and the commentary complete ; some leaves appear to be more modern than the rest ; leaves mostly numbered in both the margins; in the right-hand one as %, 2, 3 etc., and in the left-hand one as y , and then after about 99 as in other cases, in letter-numerals; condition good ; leaves placed between two wooden boards; the Ms. well preserved in a card-board box lined with oil cloth; the last leaf 425th wrongly sttung together; extent 14200
slokas. Age.— Fairly old. Begins.- ( text ) leaf Ib
For Peter etc., as in No. 644. , - (com. ) 011 leaf tb FAT foraturare
gorie Fauta etc., as in No. 633. Ends.- ( text ) fol. 425* fa 75* etc., up to as in No. 653. „ - (com. ) fol. 425a stor gratar etc., up to the
farfarsari as in No. 653 followed by #31 juta
N. B.- For further particulars see No. 653.
