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" ayāramgamatthāraha-pada-sahasseh."
(Dhavalá p 100) Such references are more useful for critical study of the text. (9) Some references given in the colophons shed light on some
points of socio-cultural importance as well The copying work was done by Brahmins, Vaisyas, Agarawa las, Khandeläwals, Kāyasthas and others There had been some professionally trained persons with very good hand writing who were entrusted with the work of copying the MSS The remuneration of writing was decided per hundred words for the purpose of the counting generally the copyist used to put a particular mark (I) invariably without punctuation in the end of some of the MSS even the sum paid, is mentioned Though it has neither been recorded in the present catalogue nor was required, but for those who want to study the MSS these informations may be important
The study of Colophons alone can be an independent and important subject of research
From the above details it is clear that both the parts of the present volume supplement each other. Thus, the Jalna Siddhanta Bhavana Granthāyall is a highly useful reference work which undoubtedly contributes to the advancement of oriental learning With the publication of this volume the Bhavana has revived one of its important activities which had been started in the first decade of the present Centuty
Shri Jaina Siddhant Bhavan, Arrah, established in the beginning of the present century had soon become famous for its threefold activities viz 1) procuring and preserving rare and more ancient MSS, 2) publication of important texts with its english translation in the series of Sacred Books of the Jaina's and 3) bringing out a bilingual research journal Jaina Siddhanta Bhaskara and Jaina Antiquary, Under the first scheme, many palm leaf MSS have been procured from South India, particularly from Karnataka, and paper MSS from Northern India However the copying work was done on the spot if the Ms was not lent by the owner or otherwise was not transferable The earliest Sauraseni Prakrit Siddhanta Šāstra Satkhandagama
