Atmanand Prakash Pustak 049 Ank 05

Author(s): Jain Atmanand Sabha Bhavnagar
Publisher: Jain Atmanand Sabha Bhavnagar

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Your presence is cordially invited
TO
AN EXHIBITION OF OLD PALM-LEATMANUSCRIPTS
and
WRITING MATERIAL
AT
The National Museum of India
IN THE STATE ROOMS OF
The Govt. House, New Delhi
ON
Saturday, 24th February, 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. Sunday, 25th February, 11 a. m. to 5 p. m.
AN EXHIBITION OF OLD PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPTS
These manuscripts belong to the Jina Bhadra Jñana Bhandar, an ancient library established in the 15th century at Jaisalmer as part of a Jain temple establishment. The library contains some of the oldest manuscripts known in India going back to the 10th century A. D. and has remained almost sealed to the public from the 15th century, which partly accounts for its preservation intact. The distinguished Jain scholar Muni Punya Vijaya Ji, through his personal influence persuaded the custodians of this library to have the manuscrits not only properly examined and catalogued, but also preserved for posterity and multiplied for scholars with the aid of microfilming. Accordingly, important select manuscripts of palmleaf were brought to New Delhi and have been microfilmed through the special facilities provided by the Ministry of Commerce and the authorities of the Administrative Intelligence Room, Queensway, New Delhi,
Before sending back the manuscripts to their traditional custody Jaisalmer to be kept in specially designed new aluminium containers,