Western Discovery Of Jain Temple Libraries

SR No.: 269578
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Donald Clay Johnson
Publisher: Donald Clay Johnson
Total Pages: 8
Language: English
Classification: Article
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202 L&C/Jain Temple Libraries 203 Thanks to the work of these four men, scholars in the West not only learned of the rich Jain contribution to Indian civilization, but also gained access to the primary source materials to undertake systematic research and reveal the depth, breadth, and importance of the Jain heritage. The Jains continue to amass temple libraries and are meticulous in their work to preserve their books and manuscripts. Learning of the great value and interest Western scholars had in their temple libraries undoubtedly served to strengthen the effort of the Jains to preserve their heritage. NISS in the Bombay Circle, 1884/86," Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Bombay Branch, Journal, extra number 1887: 25. 20. Peter Peterson, "Detailed Fourth Report of Operations in Search of Sanskrit MSS in the Bombay Circle, 1886/92" Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Bombay Branch, Journal, extra number 1894: 2. 21. Government of India, Finance and Commerce Department Proceedings, 30 July 1904, no. 4862A. Notes 1. An excellent overview of the evolution of gists of texts to Jain temples is found in "Manuscript Tradition," Marg, A Magazine of the Arts 36, no. 3 (1983): 25-30. 2. Sir William Jones, "Third Anniversary Discourse, Delivered 2 February 1786," Asiatic Researches 1 (1788): 423-424. 3. James Tod, Travels in Western India: Embracing a Visit to the Sacred Mounts of the Jains and the Most Celebrated Shrines of Hindu Faith between Rajputana and the Indus, with an Account of the Ancient City of Nehrwalla (Delhi: Oriental Publishers, 1971), pp. 233-234. 4. Ibid., pp. 234-235. 5. Government of India, Home Department, Public Proceedings, 3 November 1868, nos. 4338-4348. 6. Bombay Education Department, Proceedings, 19 October 1866, no. 25. 7. Archibald Edward Gough, Papers Relating to the Collection and Preservation of the Records of Ancient Sanskrit Literature in India, edited by Order of the Government of India by Archibald Edward Gough (Calcutta: Government Printing Office, 1878), p. 83. 8. Ibid., p. 100. 9. Ibid. 10. Ibid., p. 103. 11. Government of India, Archaeological Survey of India, Proceedings, 17 April 1872, no. 15. 12. Government of India, Home Department, Public Proceedings, 23 December 1872, no. 4770. 13. Georg Buhler, "Miscellanea and Correspondence," Indian Intiquary 3 (1874): 89-90. 14. Gough, Papers, p. 129.. 15. Johannes Klatt, "Die Jaina-Handschriften der K. Bibliothek zu Berlin," Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morganlandische Gesellschaft 33 (1879): 478-483. 16. Government of India, Home Department, Public Proceedings, December 1882, nos. 38-39. 17. Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, "Extracts from the Report on the Searci for Sanskrit Manuscripts during the Year 1883-84," in Collected Works, 4 vols. (Poona: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 1928), vol. 2, p. 58. 18. Peter Peterson, "Detailed Report of Operations in Search of Sanskrit MSS in the Bombay Circle, August 1882-March 1883," Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Bombay Branch, Journal, extra number 1883: 57. 19. Peter Peterson, "Detailed Third Report of Operations in Search of Sanskrit 0 .