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Importance of the Jain Granth Bhandars,
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The place near Ranthambhore was also called Sherpur or Shergarh. Some population pertaining to the fort also lived under the foot. Bhavasangrah' was copied in the year 1552 A.D. while Holi Renuka Carital was copied in the year 1551 A.D. by Sah Karmana and presented to Acārya Lalit Kirti.
In the manuscript of Pārswanātha Cariu; of Sridhar, Sherpur has been called as the Branch of Ranthambhore fort. Thus the Ranthambhore fort and its adjacent areas which are called Shergarh and Sawāımadhopur remained literary centre for many years.
6. CĀKSO
Cāksū which was famous by the name of Campăvati in the ancient times remained a great centre of learning for a long time. Under the Solanki Ruler Rāmacandra and the feudatory ruler of Sangräma Sinha it remained the seat of learning and Jaina literature flourished exceedingly. The earliest manuscript which was copied in Campăvati belongs to the year 1461 A.D. There are hundreds of the manuscripts which were copied here, are at present available in the various Bhandārs of Rajasthan. It was the birth place of the several scholars and poets. Nathmal, a Hindi, poet of 17th century describes city in his 'Vanka Cora Dhandan Katha' as a prosperous town.
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Amer Sastra Bhandar, Jaipur.
2. Sastra Bhandar Jain temple Patodi, Jaipur.
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Amer Sastra Bhandar, Jaipur.
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Śästra Bhandar, Tholià Jaina temple, Jaipur
पढसी सुरणसी जे नर कोय, क्रम क्रम ते मुक्ति ही होय । सहर चाटसू सुवस वास, तिहपुर नाना भोग विलास ।।२७७।। नवसे कूवा नवसे ठाय, ताम पोखरी कह्या न जाय । तामे बडो जगौली राव, सबै लोग देखण को भावहा२७८।। पंडीत माहि बरणी चौकोर, नीर मरे नारी बहु पोर । चकवा चकवी केल कराहि, वाधिक ताहि नही दुख दाय ॥२७६।। छत्री चौतरा बैठक घरपी, पर मसजद तुरका की वरणी । चढ़ पा रूष वृक्ष चहं छाय, पंथी देखि रहे बिस्माय ।।२८०॥ बहुषा पाट अधिक बणाय, पीवै संग बछा पर गाय । सहर बीचि ते कोट उनग, ताहि बुरज प्रतिवरणी सुचग ।।२८१।।
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