Ardha Magadhi Reader

Author(s): B D Jain
Publisher: Shri Satguru Publications

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3. Srí Ananda Ságara, an Acárya of the Sagara branch. The edition of the Agamas brought out by the Agamodaya Samiti was mostly edited by him. He instructs young monks in the Jain Scriptures.
4. Muni Jina Vijaya connected with the Bhandarkar Research Institute, Poona, and the Purátattva Mandir of the Gujrat Vidyapíth, Ahmedabad, edits the Jain Sahitya Samsodhak, besides doing other valuable work.
5. The late Sri Rajendra Vijaya Súri to whose efforts is due the publication of Abhidhána Rájendra.
6. Svámi Ratna Chandra who worked on the Ardha-Mágadhí Kosa (in press) for several years.
From among the laymen, mention may be made of Srávak Pandits Hargovind Das and Bechar Das, of the Yasovijaya Páthsálá, and late editors of the Yasovijaya Jain Granth málá.
3 Pt. Náthú Rám Premí of Bombay has done 80 much in bringing out good editions of Sanskrit and Prakrit works of the Digambar literature.
JAIN MANUSCRIPTS. Jain manuscripts are found inscribed on palmleaves or written on paper. The number of the former is comparatively smaller for with the introduction of paper, palm-leaves fell out of use for writing though they are still used for this purpose to some extent in the south of India. The palmleaf MSS. are consequently much older than paper ones. Palm-leaves are about two inches wide and over a foot long. Letters are inscribed on them with a style of iron or silver and ink-powder is rubbed