Jaina Bibliography Part 1

Author(s): A N Upadhye
Publisher: Veer Seva Mandir Trust

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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
of interest by the explanation of the Jaina doctrine which it furnishes, especially as regards the Arhats, the gods, men, the different beings and the inhabitants of the inferior regions. The critical edition of BÖHTLINGK and Rieu includes: An introduce tion. The text of the Abhidhānacintamani. The German translation. Numerous notes, and critical and grammatical notes on the ancient authors, and lastly, the text of the Seșā or Seșasamgraha complement of the Abhidhanacintāmaņi composed by Hemacandra himself.
A. BERTRAND. Dictionnaire de toutes les religions du monde (Encyclopedie théologique de Migne, vol. 24-27). 4 volumes.--Paris, 1848-1851.
Jainas article. Origin of the Jainas.-Doctrines.--Mythology.-The Tīrthakaras.- Transmigration of souls.--Succession and division of the time.-Sciences of the Jainas.-Moral duties. --Rituals.
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G. BÜHLER. Bombay, 1873.
The Deśīšabdasamgraha of Hemacandra (1.A. vol. II, pp. 17-21).
Description of the Deśīšabdasamgraha and of the commentary composed by Hemacandra himself. Arrangement of the work. Extracts : 1. The first four verses (quoted and translated) containing the definition of a term deśı. 2. A series of deśī words commencing by a, with their Sanskrit equivalents.
G. BÜHLER. On a Prakrit Glossary entitled Paiyalachhi (I.A, vol. II, pp. 166-168),Bombay, 1873.
Arrangement of the glossary. Considerations on the author. Text of the first fourteen verses with Sanskrit equivalents of Prākrit words.
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G. Bühler. The Author of the Paiyalachcht (I. A. vol. IV, pp. 59-60).-Bombay,
1875.
By the study of stanza 279 of the Paiyalachchi, BÜHLER shows that the author of this vocabulary is Dhanapāla.
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G. BÜHLER. The Paiyalachchi Namamala, a Prakrit Kosha by Dhanpāla. Edited by Gottingen, 1879.