Book Title: Jain Journal 1999 10
Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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________________ BANDYOPADHYAY: A STUDY ON THE JAINA-PURĀŅAS Ajitapurāņa Aruna Gani Kavi Bahuvali Dharmanatha-purāṇa (Kannada language) Dharmakarmābhyudya Unknown From a careful study of the Jaina-purāņas, it appears that a considerable number of the Jaina-Puraņas were composed in Apabramsa, Mähārāṣṭri and Sauraseni Prakrit, even though the puranas written in Sanskrit are not negligible in number. Haricandra Jain Education International 1716 A.D. Unknown 101 The importance of the Jaina Puranic literature lies in converting the epic-story into the language of the people of that time and by this way making the epic-story extensively popular and giving the uneducated a chance to have an enjoyment of the epic sentiment. For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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