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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BHAAVISYADATTA CARIYU by Sridhar in Apabhramsa, ĀTMĀNUSĀŞANA of Gunabhadra and JAMBU SWAMI CARITA by Sakal Kirti in Samskrit.
(40) GRANTHA BHANDĀR OF JAINA MANDIR-OLD DEEG
The Grantha Bhandar is placed in the Jaina temple situated in old Deeg. The temple is very old and it appears that it must have built before 14th century There are 101 manuscripts in the Sāstra Bhandār which have been placed in wooden Almirah, They are not in good condition and are deteriorating fast. Most of the manuscripts are in Hindi and on religious subjects But apart from this some of the manuscripts are very important. The VIKRAMA CARITA of Rāma Candia Suri is one of the manuscuipts not generally available in oths Bhandārs. This is a Samskrit work composed in 1423 A D. The copy JIVAGUNAVILASA of Nathm il which was composed in Samvat 1822 (1765 A.D.) in Hindi and is dated 1766 A.D There is also a BHRAMARGITA of Mukunda Dasa which is complete and in good condition The Hindi translation of VASUNANDI SRAVAKĀCARA which was composed in the year 1850 AD in Amer is also one of the few manuscripts. The work CAUBISA TIRTHANKARA HOJĀ composed by Cunilal in Hindi in Samvat 1914 (1857 A D. is a rare work This was composed at Karauls. There is a copy of JANMA PATRI of Khusāla Candra who was the famous Writei of Hindi in Sāngāner (18th century)
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Kama is one of the oldest towns of Rajasthan This was previously in the Bharatpur State and now it is a Tehsil Headquarter in the Bharatpur District.
From the manuscripts found in the Jaina Grantha Bhandars of Rājasthān it is presumed that the town remained a literary centre in 18th and 19th century. Though in the Sāstia Bhandār of Agarwal Jaina temple there are manuscripts relating even to 14th century, they were brought from other centres, as in the Sāstra Bhandar there is no manuscript of earlier than 18th century which was written in Kama.
Jodhrāja Käsliwāl son of Daulatarama Kāstīwāl a famous Hindi scholar of 18th-19th century belonged to the town. Jodhrāja wio10 Sukhvilása in Samvat 1884 1.e. in the year 1827 A.D.
Hindi commentary of Pravacanasara' and Pancāsti Kaya? written by Hemra ă was copied in Kāmā in samvat 1719 and 1727 (1662 and 1670 AD) respec
1, Preserved in Grantha Bhandar-Käma. 2. लिखाइत साह श्रीदेवीदास लिखितं महात्मा दयालदाम महाराजा श्रीकतमिहजी विजयराजे
गढ कामावती मध्ये प्रात्माथि ।