Jain Journal 1999 10

SR No.: 520136
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publication Year: 1999
Total Pages: 66
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Jain Journal, & India
File Size: 4 MB

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BANDYOPADHYAY: A STUDY ON THE JAINA-PURĀŅAS
Ajitapurāņa
Aruna Gani
Kavi Bahuvali
Dharmanatha-purāṇa (Kannada language)
Dharmakarmābhyudya
Unknown
From a careful study of the Jaina-purāņas, it appears that a considerable number of the Jaina-Puraņas were composed in Apabramsa, Mähārāṣṭri and Sauraseni Prakrit, even though the puranas written in Sanskrit are not negligible in number.
Haricandra
1716 A.D.
Unknown
101
The importance of the Jaina Puranic literature lies in converting the epic-story into the language of the people of that time and by this way making the epic-story extensively popular and giving the uneducated a chance to have an enjoyment of the epic sentiment.