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Jaina Grantha Bhandars in Rajasthan.
HAMMIRA MAHAKAVYA of Naya Candra in Samskrit of Samvat 1486
(1429 AD)
There is a manuscript of KALPA SOTRA written in golden ink in Sarvat 1530 (1473 A.D.). The Grantha Bhandar is systematically arranged and manuscripts are placed in serial number.
(88) VIRA PUTRA ANANDA SĀGAR GYĀNA BHANDĀR-KOTĀ
The collection of the manu cripts is private one and belongs to Ananda Sagar 11 Maharāja. It was established in the 19th century The total number of the manuscripts is 415 Most of the manuscripts were copied from the 17th to the 19th century The earliest manuscupt in the Bhandar s Sandeh Dohávali Vratti of Prabodha Candra copied in Samvat 1448 (1391 AD)
(89) GRANTHA BHANDĀR OF JAINA TEMPLE BORSALI-KOTAH
The Grantha Bhandar of Digambar Jaina temple Borsali is also one of the muns Bhandars of the city There is a good collection of the manuscripts which are 735 in number. From the Bhandir, it appears that it was a centre of literary activity specially in 18th century. There are several manuscripts which were copied here such as Mahipala Caritra in Samvat 1856 (1799 AD) PARVA RATNĀVALI (1794 A.D.) Samadhı Tantra Bhisa by Parvata Dhärmärthi (1766 A.D.) GYAN DARPANA of Deep Candra (1778 A.D). All these manuscripts are preserved in this Bhandar
The earliest manuscript is Gyi narava of Subha Candra in Saṁskrit It was copied in Samvat 1548 (1491 AD) and the latest manuscupt is Jina Datta Katha of Samvat 1992 (1935 A D ). The manuscripts deal with all the interesting subjects. Some of the important manuscupts are as follows --
(a) Palya Vidhana Rāsa .- of Subha Candra in Hindi, This is a small
work which deals with Palya Vrata: The manuscript
was copied in Samval 1690 (1633 A.D). (b) Candra Prabha Swim Vivāhlo --written by Bhattāraka Narendid
Kiit in Samvat 1702 (1545 A D). The work is in
Hindi and describes the marriage of Candra Prabha. (c) Cetāvant -- work which instructs every one to be careful in worldly
bfe. It is in Hindi poem.
1. Manuscripts Catalogue preserved in Abhaya Jaina Granthälaya Bikaner.
