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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
1725
mercy to all the living creatures'. Evidently it is used to describe the followers of Ahimsa doctrine. Jtvaka Cintāmaņi--the greatest of the five Tamii Mahakavyas by Tiruthakkadeva. It describes the life history of Jivaka and contains Srngära Rasa. story given. This work is later than the 8th century.
Vol. V; No. III; 1939; Pp. 67-74. Jivaka story continued. Its commentary by Naccinārkkiniyar,
(i) Yośodhara Kavya : Nothing is known about its author except that he was a Jaina ascetic. From the nature of the story it is inferred that it is later than the Hindu doctrine of Yaga as reformed by Madhavācārya, i.e., the Vedic ritual could very well be continued without involving animal sacrifice, if a substitute for the animal be introduced in the same form made of rice-flour. The story rasodhara Katya is intended to reject this ritualism even with this substitute.
Vol. VI; No. I; 1940; Pp. 1-8.-Yasodhara story continued and described in four sections.
(ii) Culamani : by poet Jolamolittevar. The hero of the story is one Tinttan one of the nine Vāsudevas according to the Jaina tradition of whom, Krşņa of Bharata fame, is one, story given.
(iii) Neelakesi by a Jaina philosopher poet about whom nothing is known. It deals with the system of Indian philosophy and has a commentary called Samaya Divakara by one Vämana Muni, the author of another classic called Merumandirapuranam. Neelakeši appears to be a refutation of the Buddhistic work, Kundalakesi, story of Kundalakesi given.
Vol. VI; No. II; 1940; Pp. 35-42. Story of Neelakeši continued.
Vol. VII; No. 1; 1941; Pp. 1-20. Story continued, upto the fifth chapter. The sixth chapter is devoted to Ajivak religion. The seventh chapter to Sānkhya school; the eigth chapter-Vaiseșika Darśana; the ninth chapter-examination of Vedic ritualism; the tenth or last chapter---examination of the materialistic school (Bhūtavada).
(iv) Udayana kävya---relating to the life of Udayana, the Vatsa prince of Kausambi.
(v) Nägakumāra Kūvya--Perunkathai by Prince Kongnvel, a classic dealing with the story of Udayana of Kausambi. Story given. Its last chapter (sixth) describes Udayan's renunciation
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