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taina Literature and Philosophy [5i7. Begins.- fol. 1. ॐ नमः ॥
स्वस्तिश्रीसौख्यस(स्र)ष्टारं सारं संसारपारदं ॥
दानधम्मै प्रवि(व)क्ष्यामि नत्वा श्रीज्ञातनंदनं ॥ etc. Ends.- fol. 150
इत्यवेत्य भविका ! मुनिदान
संभवं फलमुदारमनद्ययं । यत्नमत्र सततं प्रकुरुध्वं - येन वो भवति सौख्यमनंतं ॥ ४० । श्रीमत्तपोगच्छशिरोमणीनां
श्रीरत्नसिंहाख्यगुरूत्तमाणां ॥ शिष्येण दानोपरि रत्नचूडा
कू(कथा) कृतेयं भुवि नंदताञ्चिरं ॥ ११ ॥ इति श्रीरत्नसिंहसूरीश्वरशिष्यश्रीज्ञानसागरविरचित(ता) दानोपरि
श्रीरत्नचूडकथा संपूर्णा ॥ पंन्नेमिरत्नगणिशिष्येण लिखितं IS Reference.- Published in Yasovijaya Jaina Granthamala in V. S.
1974.
This work is translated into German by Johannes Hertel. It is published in “ Indische in Marchenromane" from Leipzig in A. D. 1922.
For additional Mss. see Jinaratnakośa ( Vol. I, p. 327 ).
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cters with occasional पृष्ठमात्राs; small, clear and good hand.writing ; borders ruled in four lines in black ink; red chalk
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