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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
Merumandira Puranam by Vamana Muni (about the 14th century) a Tamil classic. It is based upon a Purānic story relating to Meru and Mandira. The story is used as frame-work for expounding Jaina philosophical doctrines. Story given.
Sripurāna by an unknown author, written in prose style in the Manipravala, mixed Tamil and Sanskrit. The 63 heroes whose history is narrated in this work are the 24 Tirthankaras, 12 charavartins, 9 Vasudevas, 9 Baladevas and 9 Prativasudevas.
Yapparungalakkārikai by Amộtasāgara; a work on Tamil prosody. Its commentary by one Guņasāgara.
rapparungala Virutti by Amrtasāgara: a work on Tamil prosody. Neminātham by Gunavirapandita; a work on Tamil grammar (early century of the Christian era). Nannool by Bavanandi Muni; a work on Tamil grammar. Its commentary by the Jain grammarian Mailainathar. Agapboruļvilākkam by När-Kavirāja Nambi. It is an exposition of the psychological emotion of love and allied experiences. Divakara Nighanțu by Divākara Muni; a Tamil lexicography. Pingala Nighantu by Pingala Muni; a Tamil lexicography; Cūdāmani Nighantu by Mandala Purusa. This Tamil lexicography contains twelve chapters dealing with the names of: (1) Devas; (2) Human beings ; (3) Lower animals; (4) Names of trees and plants; (5) Place names ; (6) Names of several objects ; (7) several artificial objects such as metals and timber; (8) Attributes of things in general; (9) Names relating to sounds articulate and inarticulate; (10) words which are rhyming with one another (prosody); (11) Groups of related words.
Tirunürrantadi by Avirodhi Alvar; a devotional work addressed to God Nemināth. The 'Antadi' is a peculiar form of composition where the last word in the previous stanza becomes the first and the leading word in the next stanza.
Tirukkalamba gam by Udici Deva; a devotional and philosophical work discussing the doctrines of the rival faiths. Encuvadi, a popular work on Arithmetic, and Jinen dramalai, a work on Astrology.
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A. N. UPADAYE-Varängacarita of Fatāsimhanandi. A Sanskrit Purānic kāvya of A.D. 7th century : Edited for the first time from two palm-leaf Mss. with various Readings, a critical Introduction, Notes, etc. Published in the Manikachandra D. Jaina Granthamālā No. 40, Crown Pp. 16, 88, 396, Bombay, 1938.
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