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226.]
Metaphysics etc.
Svetambara works
365
The text is noted by Rajendralala Mitra, in his Notices Vol. X, pp. 46-47 (A. D. 1892), Calcutta Collection Catalogue X, p. 191 ff. and in Pavolini Florence Catalogue Nos. 744-746.
For palm-leaf Mss. of the text see Peterson, Reports I pp. 9. 13, 25, 32, 45, 61, 64, 71, 75, 82, 90, 95 and 103 and III pp. 24, 27, 130' and 1652.. :
For description of additional Mss. of text see Weber II, p. 1082. B.B.R.A.S. Vols. III-IV (p. 404 ), Keith's Catalogue and Jinaratnakośa (Vol. I, p. 49 ).
For a Ms. of the text together with a Sanskrit commentary based upon that of Siddha Rși see Keith's Catalogue No. 7679.
उपदेशमालाप्रकरण
No. 226
Upadeśamālāprakarana 640 (a).
1892-95,
Size. 10 in. by 4 in.
Extent. 20 folios; 15 lines to a page; 45 letters to a line. Description. Country paper thin, rough and white; Jaina Devanagari characters; tolerably big, legible and very fair hand-writing; borders ruled in two pairs of lines in black ink; space between these pairs coloured red; yellow pigment used; foll. numbered in the right-hand margin; unnumbered sides have a small disc in red colour in the centre only; the numbered, in each of the two margins, too; fol. 1 blank; it is decorated with a beautiful design in various colours; complete 545 verses; this work ends on fol. 17; the other work viz. commences on this very fol. 17" and ends on fol. 20b; condition good.
Age. Samvat 1643.
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Here is noted a Ms. having the text and Siddha Sadhu's commentary. 2 Here is noted a Ms. having the text and Ratnaprabha Suri's commen
tary.