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Oratha Bhandars of ot# Division,
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Some of the old manuscripts of the several works are as followes :
S. No.
Name of the manuscripts
Author's Name
Bhāṣāyear of writing
1.
Mahābhiseka Vidhi
Narendrasena
Samskrit 1399 A.D.
2.
Bhāva Sangraha
Devasen
Prākrit 1458 A.D. at Nainavā
Dharmāmrita Panjika
Āşadhar
Samskrit 1484 A.D. at Dungarpur
Sānti Nátha Caritra
Sakalkırtı
Samskrit 1494 A D.
Nemináth Puja
Vidya Bhūsana
Hindi 1557 AD.
Dharmaśarmabhyudaya
Hari Candra
Samskrit 1576 A.D.
Upadeśa Ratnamälä
Sakal Bhusana
Samskrit 1570 A.D.
This is an original copy written by the author himself.
8. Chanda Kosa
Prakrit 1592 AD.
9. Tatwärtha Ratna Prabhākar
Prabhācandra
Sanskrit 1649 A D.
10. Pattavali of Kasthā Sagha in Samskrit.
(87) KHARTARA GACHIYA SASTRA BHANDAR-KOTĀ:
The Grantha Bhandar belongs to Khartara Gaccha branch. There is a rich collection of the manuscripts. The total numbei of the manuscripts is 1177. Most of the manuscripts are of the 15th, 16th and the 17th centuries. Manuscripts on the subjects like Agama, Siddhānt, Purāna and Rāsas are in the majority. The earliest manuscript is Rama Laksmana Rāsa written in Samvat 1415 (1358 A.D.). The work deals with the life of Rama and Laksmana according to the Jaina mythology. It is in Hindi. There is a copy of Viśăl Deva Cauhāna Rasa in Hindi, Though the manuscript is incomplete it is a copy of the 14th century. Among the other manuscripts following are more important
SRIPALA RĀSA of Yasovijay of Samvat 1445 (1388 AD)
NANDA RĀJA CAUPAI of Muni Kusal Sing of Samvat 1436 (1379 A.D)
J. Manuscripts Catalogue preserved in Abhaya Jaina Granthalaya Bikaner
