Agam 33 Prakirnak 10 Viratthao Sutra

Author(s): D S Baya
Publisher: Agam Ahimsa Samta Evam Prakrit Samsthan

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it take with the passage of time.23 Vīrastava is also one such eulogistic composition.
The Manuscripts used In The Editing Of Virastava Prakirnaka –
The original text of the present work has been taken from Painnayasuttaimi edited by Muni Śrī Punyavijayaji and published by Mahāvīra Jaina Vidyalaya, Mumbai. Muni Śrī Punyavijayaji had used the following manuscripts/copies in deciding upon the text of this Prakīrṇaka
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palm-leaf copy
belonging to Śrī Hemacandrācārya Jaina Jñāna Mandir, Patan and obtained from Sanghvipādā Jaina Jñāna Bhandāra. Ham A copy belonging to Śrī Ātmārām Jaina Jñāna Mandir, Badauda obtained from the collection of manuscripts of Śrī Hamisarājajī Mahārāja.
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A copy of a ms belonging to the collection of venerable Pravartaka Śrī Kāntivijayajī Mahārāja. A copy from the collection of mss belonging to Muni Śrī Punyavijayajï, which is in the safe custody of the LD Institute Of Indology, Ahmedabad.
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PREFACE : XXVII
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For more details on these manuscripts we recommend that our readers refer to pp. 23-30 of the preface to Painnayasuttäimi Part-I.
The Authorship Of Vīrastava –
About the authors of the Prakīrṇakas, only the mention of Rsipalita is found as the author of Devendrastava Prakīrnaka. Besides this there is no clear mention of the authors of any other
Devendrastava, Preface, p.
15.