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Jaina Grantha Bhandars in Rajasthan.
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Siddharsi an other famous story writer completed his work Upamiti Bhava Prapanca Katha, in Samvat 906 I. e. 849 A.D. This is a good and interesting work.
In Vikram Samvat 989 (932 AD), Harisena wrote Katha Koşal in Apabbraṁsa. The Kathā Koşa may be called a rich nine of tales or Treasury of stories. The work contains 158 stories written in very simple language. Several of these stories belong to Uuiversal literature.
Another Katha Kävya? Ratnakaranda in Apabhramsa is of Sricandra containing 33 tales in equal number of Chapters. The work pertains to 10th century.
Kathā Kosa Prakaran which was written by Âcārya Jineśvara in the year 1092 A.D. contains 36 main stories and 5 secondary stories. Gyanpancamı Kathă is the collection of ten stories narnely Jayasena Kaha, Nanda Kaha, Bhadda Kaha, Vira Kaha, Käintä Kaha, Gunraj Kaha, Dharma Kaha, Devi Kaha and Bhavisya Knhà. The author of these stories is Maheśvara Sûri. All of them are in the Prakrit language. Vijay Candra Kevalin was written by Candraprabha Mohatta in 1070 A D. There are eight stories in the collection.
Kālkacärya Kathanaka is a short novel in Prākrit prose and poetry. The story is very interesting and gives some historical facts. It is regarded a work of 10th century.
Mahendra Suri is the writer of Narmadá Sundari Katha (1130 A.D). The work is in Samskrit Nārcandra Súri pupil of Devprabha Sūri is the writer of Katha ratna Sagar in Samskrit. Another Kathā Sangrah is a collection of 81 moral stories in Samskrit piose. It was composed by Raja Sekhar of the Harsapuria Gacha. Katha Mahodani is a collection of 157 stories based on the Karpoor Prakaran ol Harişcna. It was composed in Samvat 1504 (1447 A.D.), by Soma Candra Guni pupil of Ratna Sekhar Sūri of Tapăgacha. Räjsekhar-Narpati Kata was written in Prakrit by Jina Harşa pupil of Jaya Candra of Tapăgacha. He was a scholar of 15th century. Somakirti pupil of Bhimasena composed Saptavyasana Katha in 1469 AD Gunakar Suri was the writer of Samyaktva Kaumadı. It contains more than 60 stories. These are told in the style of Pancatantra. In 1400 A.D Jayasekhar also completed Samyaktva Kaumadı in Samskrit. Somadeva finished his work Samayaktva Kaumudi Katha in Samvat 1573 (1516 A. D).
1. Åmer Śästra Bhandar, Jaipur.
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3. Śästra Bhandar Thola Temple, Jaipur.
