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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Ashtagandha = अषृगंध
Yakshakardama = यक्षकरर्दम
Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Is made of 1. Agar 2. Tager 3. Gorachana 4. Kasturi 5. Raktachandan 6. Chandan 7. Sindur and 8. Kesar.
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Is made of 1. Chandan 2. Kesar 3. Agar 4. Baras 5. Kasturi 6. Morchamko! 7. Gorachan 8. Hinglok 9. Ratanjani 10. Sonarivarakha and 11. Ambar.
Unfortunately, the recipes in books do not indicate the weights and proprotions of ingradients to eachother, But the scribes have been making these items basad on their own experience.
For Private and Personal Use Only
In addition to the materials for writing preparation of inks etc, there are certin very special and functional objects which are used by the Jain monks over the centuries, such as: