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Jauna Grantha Bhandars in Rajasthan
(2) In the year 1535 A. D. Saṭkarma Granthavacuri was copied in Mertă city. Rajadhiraja Viramdeva was the Ruler at that time. The manuscript is at present in the Parsvanatha Gyana Bhandar Pāṭān.
(3) Anuvrata Ratna Pradipa' was written in the year 1538 A.D. by Muni Punya Kiri. Malde Rathore was the Ruler at that time.
(4) Nandi Sūtra was written in the year 1572 A D. by Caudhari Jodhpura and at present exists in the Khambhata Bhandar.
(5) Saubhagya Pancami Katha which was composed by Kanak Kuśala and was revised by Pandit Padma Vijay and Bhima Vijay in the year 1598 AD was copied in the same year by the three scholars at the request of Vinajung Sundai
(6) Samyaktva Kaumudi was written in the year 1554 A D. by Gyana Tilak pupil of Karma Tilak for himself. This manuscript is at present in the Amer Sastra Bhandar Jaipur
(7) Vaiyakarana Bhusanam3 was written in the year 1770 AD by Sundar Vijay and Mahipala Canta3 was also copied in the year 1738 A D.
The City was also known by the name of Merta Garh and has been referred to by the same name in many manuscripts, two of which are as follows -
(1) Risi Prakaranam-it was written in the year 1551 by Caritrodaya. (2) Diwali Kalpa' was copied by Muni Jaysingha in the year 1619 A D Thus from the above references it may be stated that Merta was once remained a great literary centre.
EDUCATIONAL CENTRES
The importance of the Jaina Grantha Bhandars is not only from the historical and literary point but they are equally important from the educational point also. These Grantha Bhandars were great educational centres also. In the big
1. Sastra Bhandar, Chani.
2. to 4. Ibid.
5. Brihad Gyana Bhandar. Jaisalmer.
