Jaina Granth Bhandars in Rajasthan

Author(s): Kasturchand Kasliwal
Publisher: Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra Mandir

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Grantha Bhandārs of Ajmer Division.
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place in them. The Gutakās were the note books of the literary persons who used to note the important passages or small works of interest in them A list of this Sastra Bhandār has been published duly edited by the writer himself in the year 1954.
(3) GRANTHA BHANDĀR OF PANDYA LONKARAN
HISTORY OF THE GRANTHA BHANDAR
The Grantha Bhandār was established by Pāndyā Lūnakaran in the temple which is famous after his name. Pāndyā is a class of monks who live in the outer part
of a temple. Pāndyā Lūnkaran was also a monk of such type. The temple was built under his supervision and remained the centre of his literary activities, so both the temple and Grantha Bhandār began to be called after his name. Though there is no exact date regarding the establishment of the Grantha Bhandār but there is one manuscript of Yasodhar Caritra, which was copied for Pāndyā Lüņkāran in Saṁwat 1788 (1731 AD) It is also mentioned there that he was the pupil of Pandit Khivsiji who was the pupil of Bhattārakā Jagat Kirli ? From this reference it appears that Lūnkaran established permanently in Jaipur after the year 1731 A.D. and constructed the temple and placed the manuscripts which were with him
PATRONS OF THE BHANDĀR
Pandyā Lūnkaran was the main founder and patron of the Sastra Bhandar Most of the manuscripts preserved here were collected by him. He was a very learned nian and was expert in the subjects like Ayurveda, Jyotisa and Mantra Śästra He devoted his full life either in studying the literature or in collecting the manuscripts for the library. There are 807 manuscripts and 225 Gutakās in the collection of the Bhandār and it is certain that most of them were collected by him in his life time A collection of such a good store of knowledge shows that he
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Rajasthan ke Jaina Šāstra Bhāndalon ki Grantha Suci, part II
२ मवत् १७८८ पासोजमासे शुक्लपक्षे दगम्या तिथौ बुधवासरे वृन्दावत्या नगर्या
खन्डेलवालान्वये अजमेरागोत्रे .. "एनेपा मध्ये चिरजीवि रायचन्दजी तेनेद यशोधरचरित्र निजज्ञानावर्गीकर्मक्षयार्थ भटारकश्रीजगतकीति तन शिष्यविद वन्मन्डलीडित पडितजीधीखीवमीजी तत शिष्यपडित लगाकरगाय घटापित ।
Yaśodhara Carita -Giantha Bhandār of Pandya Lūnkaranji