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Jaina Grantha Bhandars in Rajasthan.
(a)
Naradiya Purana :-The manuscript was copied in the year 1419 A.D.
by Vyasa Janārdana son of Hariscandra at Malika Vähaņa'. It is in Samskrit.
(b)
The manuscript is incom
Visala Rasa :-written in the Rajasthani.
plete one having only 11 folios.
(c)
Uttaradhyayana Sutra :--with commentary by Gyanasagar Suri. The
manuscript was copied in the year 1429 A.D.:
(72) TAPĀ GACCHIYA GYĀNA BHANDĀR
The Tapăgachhiya Gyana Bhandār when it was established, is not known. But it is a fact that in Samvat 1559 (1602 A. D) it received a good shape by Ananda Vijayagani. The Upăsraya in which the Grantha Bhandar is placed belongs to Hira Vijay. This was the centre of sadhus of Tapagacha sect. There are both the kinds of manuscripts of palm leaves and paper. But the number of palm leaves manuscript is 8 only. Some of the important manuscripts preserved in the Bhandar are as follows :
(a) Hari Vikrama Carita :--By Jayatilak. The manuscript was copied in
Sarivat 1415 (1358 A.D.)
(b)
Maladhārn Devaprabha'. It is written on
Mragavati Canta:-by
paper,
(c) Väsavadattă :--by Mahakavi Subandhu. The manuscript is on paper
and was written by Kayastha Yasodhara in the year 1411.5
1 सवतु राजाश्री विक्रमादित्ये १४७६ वर्षे पोष सुदी १ प्रतिपदाया मूलनक्षत्रे श्रीमलिकवा
हणस्थाने ब्राह्ममूर्ने श्रीहरिश्चन्द्र. तस्य पुत्रेण व्यासजनार्दनेन सिखितमिद पुस्तक
शिवमस्तु । 2. मवत् १४८६ वर्षे फाल्गुन यदि १० रवौ श्री डूगरपुरे राउल श्री गइपाल देवराज्ये
लिखिता लीबाकेन।
3. सवत् १४१५ वर्षे अर्थ ह स्तमतीर्थे प्रतिलेखिता। 4. मलपारिश्रीदेवप्रभाषाविरचिते धर्मसारे मृगावतीचरित्रे पचमो विश्रामः । 6. इति महाकविमुबन्धुविरचिता वासवदत्ताभिधाना मास्यायिका समाप्ता। संवत् १४६८
समये मार्गसिर वदि ४ बुधवासरे लिखित कायस्थ यशोधरेण ।
