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Importance of The Jaina Grantha Bhandars
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haṭṭāraka Subha Candra wrote his Pandava Purana in the year 1551 A. D. in this city. Besides several manuscripts which were copied in Sagwara are at present preserved in the various Grantha Bhandars. Some of the manuscripts written in this town, are as follows:
(1) Jiwandhar Rasa' was copied in the year 1582 A.D. by Brahma Sekhar for his own reading.
(2) Sabdārṇava Candrika of Bhattaraka Devendra Kirti was copied in the year 1556 A.D. by Brahma Tejapāla.
(3) Şadavaśyak was got written by some Guna Candra in 1582 A.D. for his own reading.
(4) There is a manuscript of Harivanśapurana in Udaipur Grantha Bhandar which was written here in the year 1628 A.D. A Gutakā now in Sastra Bhanḍār, Ajmer was also written here in 1635 A.D.
A letter of historical importance was written in the year 1596 AD. by Acarya Guna Candra. Another such letter was written by the same Acarya in which it is mentioned that Acarya Sakal Candra established the Bhattaraka Găḍı in this town.
10. MERTĀ
Mertā is an old town of Rajasthan. In Samskrit it has been named as Mandantak. According to the inscription of Vikram Samvat 894 Merta was made a capital by the 8th predecessor of Nagabhatta of Bauk who was ruler of Mandava. There are two inscriptions of the 12th century here. Though they are newly cons tructed but some of the images installed there are of the 14th century. Several manuscripts were written here and at present they exist in the various Bhandārs Some of them are as follows:
(1) Harivansapuraṇa of Jinasenācārya was copied in the year 1516 A.D. This is at present in the Grantha Bhandar of Jaina Temple, Patodi, Jaipur.
1. Amer Săstra Bhandar, Jaipur.
2. Sastra Bhandar Sambhavanatha Temple, Udaipur.
3. to 5. Ibid.
