Jain Journal 1970 01

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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(3) Early Prakrit commentaries in verse (Niryuktis, Mulabhāşyas,
Bhāșyas, Bệhadbhāşyas).
(4) Early Prakrit commentaries in prose with interspersed verses
(Cūrņis).
(5) Important Sanskrit commentaries (variously called Tikās or
Vrttis), which quote verses. These commentaries are also in prose but later than those mentioned under (3) and (4).
(6) All other works of a fairly early date in so far as they have
verses in common with the foregoing, e.g., the Mūlācāra.
As the need for concordances was realised some time ago, several works of this type have already been published. Although they are all limited in their scope they have proved useful for our work on the present Concordance. For those who are actively engaged in research we supply the following list of earlier concordances :
(1) Jugalkishor Mukhtar, Purātana Jaina Vākya Suci, Pt. 1, 1950.
This is an alphabetical index of all the verses contained in the more important Prakrit texts of the Digambara tradition.
(2) Anandasagara Suri,
(a) Nandy-ādi-gāthādy-akārādi-yuto viṣayānukramah
daya Samiti 55. 1928 ;
Agamo
(b) Angākārādi. Ratlam, R. K. Svet. Samstha 1937;
(c) Upānga-Prakirņakasūtra-vişayakramah. Agamodaya Samiti
34. 1923.
These publications present three consolidated indices of the respective groups of texts (11,988 verses in all) and cover the whole of the Jaina Canon.
(3) The verse-index of the Niśithabhāşya (Pt.4, Agra 1960, pp.
447-535) can be considered as a kind of concordance since, in the case of the verses recurring in the Byhatkalpabhāsya, it registers the number in the latter text as well.