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In the Thirteenth century Aśādhara composed Ādhayatma Rahasya, in Sanskrit poetry. It is very good work which describes the relations of soul with the body The manuscript of this work has been recently found in Jaip Sastra Bhandar, Ajmer.
In the beginning of the 17th century Rajamal wrote Adhyātma Kalpadrum a work of high standard on Adhyāima. It is in four Chapters containing about 200 ślokas in all.
Somdeva a fomous Samskrit scholar also wrote Adhyatma Taranginn which deals with this subject Yasovijaygani of the Tapāgacha wrote ĀdhyatmaUpnišat which is completed in four Chapters containing 77, 65, 44, and 32 stanzas respectively
WORKS IN PRĀKRIT AND APABHRAMSA
Ācārya Kundakunda was the first scholar who wrote several works in Prakrit dealing with Ādhyātma literature. He belonged to Dravid Sangha in the Jaina community of the South. He is also called Vakragriva--Elācārya Graddhapicha and his original name is said to have been Padmanandın. According to the Pattāwalıs he belonged to 1st century A. D. Samayasāra, Pravacansāra and Astapāhuda are his works in which there is a description of soul, supreme soul, world and body. This kind of literature is comparable with Unisat literature These works and specially Samayāsar and Pravacanasara are regarded as the best works on Adhyātmavāda. The book Pravacanasāra consists three Chapters having 92. 108 and 75 Prākrit Gāthās. Samayasāra contains 439 Prakrit Gäthäs divided into 9 Chapters. Asta Pähud is divided in eight parts, Darsan (36 Gathas). Sutra
(27 Gáthás) Carita (44 Gāthas) Bodha (62 Gathās), Bhava (163 Gathäs) Moksa (196 Gāthās), Linga (22 Gāthās) and Sila (40 G: thā). These works are very popular and are read with great interest. Their manuscripts are found and preserved in several Bhandārs of Jaipur, Năgaur and Aymer.
In the 8th century. Yogindu composed two marvellous works on Ādhyātmavåda in Apabhramsa language. One is Parmātma Prakāśa' and the other is Yogasära. These have been written in most simple language. The relation between
4. Amer Sastra Bhandar, Jaipur.
2. Ibid.
