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JAIN JOURNAL : VOL-XLIV, NO. 1 JULY 2009
by Hemacandra, is the biographies of sixty-three great men who are the celebreties of Jainism. Paūmacariya, a Puranic epic composed by Guņādhya in 4 A.D. Kumārapāla-Pratibodha, a legendary tale of king Kumarapala writen by Somaprabha, in c. 1195 AD. Another important literary work of this century is the Surasundaricariya, written by Dhaneśvara in 1095V.S. this work is actually the love story of a Vidyadhara prince in 4000 Prākṣta verses. Kathākoșa, of Jineśvara written in Prākrta, in 1052 AD, in one of the most celebrated Jaina Prākrta works on popular stories. 24
3. Clasical kāvya and Campū :
There are stylistic Kāvya and prose romances in Prāksta literature. The Setubandha or Dahamuhavaha by Pravarasena deals with the incident of Rāmāyana. Gaudavaho kāvya by Vākpatirāja (c 733) celebrates the historical elements of the Gaūda King, Kuvalayamālā (c. 779) of Uddyotanasūri is a book on romance in Prāksta. This supplies useful politico-historical material. The Līlāvatī by Kutūhala is a stylistic, romantic kavya. Mahāvīra-Carita by Gunacandra gives a traditional account of Mahāvīra's life, in a charming kāvya style25.
4. Philosophical treatise :
Prākrta literature, as we all know, is one of the varied sourcematerials of Indian Philosophy, specially of Jaina Philosophy. Other than the āgamic texts there are huge texts elucidating the philosophical doctrine of Jainism, such as : Dhavala, Jayadhavala, Mahādhavala commentaries. There are other commentaries such as kama-payadi by Sivašarman, Pañcasañgraha by Candsși, Gommațasāra by Nemicandra. Siddhasena Diwakar's Sanmati-Tarka-Prakaraṇa (4th
23. Gopani, A.S. Some Aspects of Indian Culture, L. D. Institute: Ahmedabad,
1981, p.-57. 24. Chatterjee, A.K. A Comprehensive History of Jainism, Firma KLM:Calcutta,
1984, p.-208-9. 25. Upadhyaye, A.N. Op. Cit. p.-178-9.
| SR No. | 520275 |
| Book Title | Jain Journal 2009 07 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Satyaranjan Banerjee |
| Publisher | Jain Bhawan Publication |
| Publication Year | 2009 |
| Total Pages | 48 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Jain Journal, & India |
| File Size | 6 MB |