Book Title: Jaina Granth Bhandars in Rajasthan
Author(s): Kasturchand Kasliwal
Publisher: Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra Mandir

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________________ Subjects Dealt With [ 163 wrote the Darśana Sudhi and Prameya Ratan Kosa (1100 A.D). The Vitarăga stuti of Hemcandra was commentated by Mallisena in the year 1292 A.D. Maghanandi pupil of Kumarcandra wrote Padarthasara. Rāja Sekhar Süri (1348 A.D) is the author of many works among which the Syadavadakalıkā, and Panjikā, the commentary on Nyayakandali of Sridhara are worth mentioned. Somtilak wrote commentary on Şatdarśana (1335 A. D) which was composed by Haribhdra Sūri. Merutanga pupil of Mahendra Süri wrote Şat Darśana Nirnaya in Samskrit, Gunaratan Suri, the pupil of Deva Sundara completed commentary called Tarka Rahasya Dipika in 1409 A. D. on Haribhadra's Sad Darśana Samuccaya. Dayaratan wrote Nyāyaratanavali in 1569 A. D. and Subhaga Vijaya composed Tark Bhāṣā Vārtika in 1606 A. D. and Syadavāda Bhăşă in 1610 A.D. Yasovijaya a prominent Samskrit scholar of 18th century wrote several works on Jaina philosophy among which are Aştasastivivaraṇa, Anekāntavyavastha, Gyanabindu, Jaina Tark Bhasa etc. etc. Last of all the works on Philosophy is the Nyaya Dipika by Abhinava Dharma Bhusana which is a very popular and short work and available in most of the Grantha Bhandars SHORT STORIES OR KATHAŚ Short stories are very popular among the Indians from very early time. They are based on adventures, sea voyages and other occurances and also on the imagination of those who could invent stories. But the Jainas along with the above characteristics adopted the form of the stories to present their doctrines. Most of the stories were written in order to present the Jaina doctrines through literary form. Pädlipta Sūri was the first scholar who wrote Tarangavati in Prakrit. This work is mentioned in Avasyaka Viseşyabhasya of Jaina Bhadra Gani. The manuscript of this work is not available in the Jaina Grantha Bhandars. But Tarangalola which is based on Tarangawati Katha is available in Jaina Grantha Bhandars, Bikaner. There are 1643 Gathas in the work. This is a very good romantic love story Dr. Winternitza called it earliest religious novel (Dharma Katha). Haribhadra Süri was a famous writer of Rajasthan. Samraicakahā, Virangad Katha, Kathakoşa and Dhürtäkhyan are the some of his works. All these works are in Prakrit language, and they may be described as religious stories Among these works Samaraicea Kaha is the most famous work and it is proto-type copy of Tarangawati.

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