Book Title: Jaina Archaeological Heritage of Tamilnadu
Author(s): A Ekambarnathan
Publisher: Bharat Varshiya Digambar Jain Mahasabha

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________________ 160 JAINA ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF TAMILNADU Jaina manuscripts. These recorded manuscripts would be converted into the CD form and preserved in the National Archives. In connection with this, it has constituted five nodal centres in different parts of India. The National Institute of Prakirt studies and Research at Sravanabelgola is one such nodal centre that has undertaken the work for the South Indian states of Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Andhra and Kerala. Sri Charukeerthi Bhattaraksa Maharaj of Sravanabelgola has urged the people to donate the manuscripts for compilation and thereby help in the process. REFERENCES: Annual Reports of Epigraphy South Indian Inscriptions Desai, P.B.: Jainism in South India, Sholapur, 1957. Ekambaranathan, A.: Jainism as gleaned from Epigraphs(Tamil), Madras, 1979. : The History of Chittamur (Tamil), Madras, 1985. : The History of Tirunarungondai (Tamil) Madras, 1988. : Jainism in Tamilnadu:Art and Archaeology Bramhi Jain Society, Canada, 1996. 'Localization of Yakshi myths in Jainism', Proceedings of the 9th annual session of the Tamilnadu History Congress, Coimbatore, 2002. Mahalingam, T.V.: Mackenzie manuscripts, Vol 1, University of Madras, Madras, 1972. Ramachandran, T.N. : Tirupparutikunram and its temples. Government Museum, Chennai. Sivaprakasam, C.K.: 'Origin of Saiva monasticism in the Tamil Country'. Proceedings of the Annual session of the Indian History Congress, Annamalainagar, 1984. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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