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JAIN JOURNAL: Vol-XXXIV. No. 2 October 1999
Kṛṣṇa. The Manuscript of this Purana has been preserved in the Digambara Jaina Mandir of Jayapur and Udayapur of Rajasthan.
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The Pandava-Purāṇa, describes the characters of the five Pandavas and Śrikṛṣṇa in 34 Sandhis. Here the language is profound and the style is grave.
The poet Yasaḥkirti was a Jaina-monk and used to roam many places. While he was in Nagor and Udayapur of Rajasthan he composed these two works.
Śrutakirti of the 15th century A.D. composed Harivamsa-Purāṇa in Apabhramsa. In 44 Sandhis it describes the story of the Kauravas and the Pandavas. The language is simple and lucid and the descriptions are mostly imitations of the Mahabharata.
A general tendency of the Jaina Purana-writers as evident from their works is that they have tried to follow the poetic imaginations, descriptions, style of language etc. of the Mahabharata, but failed to produce the poetic excellences of the great epic.
A list of the available Purāṇas narrating the Mahābhārata- Story is given below:
Name of the Works
Harivamsa-Purāṇa
Harivamsa-Purana
Harivamsa-Purāṇa
Harivamsa-Purana
Harivamsa-Purana
Harivamsa-Purāṇa
Harivamsa-Purana
Harivamsa-Purāṇa
Harivamsa-Purāņa
Pandava-Puraṇa
Pandava-Puraṇa
Pandava-Purāṇa
Pandava Puraṇa Santinatha-Purāṇa
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Author
Jinaṣena
Jayānanda
Sakalakirti
Ramacandra
Śribhuṣaṇa
Dharmakirti
Jayasagara
Jayananda
Kavi Raidhū
Kavi Rāmacandra
Subhacandra
Vadicandra
Śrībhūṣaṇa
Śribhuṣaṇa
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Date of Composition
8th century A.D.
Unknown
1520 A.D.
1560 A.D.
1675 A.D.
1671 A.D.
Unknown
Unknown
1400-1470 A.D.
1560 A.D.
1608 A.D.
1654 A.D.
1675 A.D.
1675 A.D.
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