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Jaina Literature and Philosophy
[624.
Author.- Is he Dayavardhana Gani ? If so, he is the author of
Vratakathākośa and that of works noted on p. 372. Subject.— A story of Mahāpadmakumara, son of king Ripukuñjare
and his wife Manmatharekha. It points out the advantage of observing the vow of उपभोगपरिभोगपरिमाण i. e. limting
one's enjoyment of consumable and non-consumable things. Begins.- fol. 18° ए ६०
'भोगोव(भो)गनियम पाणव्वाए वि जेण भंजंति। नेति य सनिवह पुद्या होति महापउमकुमर व्व ॥१
'मिथिला'पुरी रिपुकुंजरस्तत्र नृपः मन्मथरेषा तस्य प्रिषा(या) पद्मसरःस्वमसूचितो महापद्म नामा। सुतः अधीतकलाकलापः क्रमेण यौवने प्राप etc.
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रत्नशेखर
Ratnasekharaरत्नवतीकथा
Ratnavatīkatha 15 [पर्वतिथिविचार]
[ Parvatithi-vicāra]
1339 (m). No. 625 = 526 (a)
1886-92. Extent. - fol. 28 to fol. 39". Description.- Complete ; extent 1050 šlokas. For other details see
8 1339 (a). ....
___No. 1 सङग्रामसू(शू)रकथा (Vol. XIX, sec, 2, pt. 3). 20 Author. - Dayāvardhana Gaņi, pupil of Jayatilaka Súri of the Tapa
gaccha. For his additional works see p. 372. Subject.-- Narration about Ratnasekhara and his wife Ratnavati. Begins.- fol. 28* ॥ ५ ६० ॥ श्रीसमध्वजगुरुभ्यो नमः ॥
प्रणम्य श्रीमहावीरं सुरासुरनमस्कृतं । विवा(चा)रं पर्वघस्राणां कुर्वे गुरुप्रसादतः ॥१
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Bhoga' means articles which can be used over and over again and 'upabhoga' articles which can be used only once.