Jainism in Rajasthan

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JAINISM IN RAJASTHAN
There are two copies of Sanskrit commentaries on the Jambīsvāmī charita and Panmachaii ya respectively found in this Bhaņdāra. The Harivamsapurāna of Dhavala, an author of the tenth century A.D., is available. There is a rich collection of Hindi works also. The Chanbīsī, a Hindi work composed in 1314 A.D. by Kavi Delha, has been discovered.
(3) GRANTHABHAŅDĀRA OF PĀNDYĀ LŪŅAKARANAJĪ: This Granthabhaņdāral was established by Pāņdyā Lūņakarana in the temple called after him. There are 807 manuscripts and 225 gutakās in this collection. The earliest manuscript of this Bhandāra is the Paramātmaprakāśa written in 1350 A.D. There is an illustrated copy of the Yašodharacharitra of Sakalakītti. Manuscripts concerned with Jyotisha, Ayurveda and mantrasāstra are also preserved.
(4) SĀSTRABHAŅDĀRA OF DULICHANDA: This Granthabhaņdāra was established in 1854 A.D by Sri Dulichanda who was well versed in Hindi and Sanskrit. He translated about 15 works in Hindi and also wrote a description about his travel called Jainayātrādarpana. There are about 850 manuscripts written in Sanskrit and Hindi in this Bhaņdāra. The subjects dealt within the manuscripts are mainly ieligion, purāna, kathā, charitra etc.
(5) SĀSTRABHAŅDARA OF JAINA TEMPLE BADHICHANDA: This Sāstrabhaņdāra is situated in the Jaina temple of Badhichanda. It was founded in 1738 A D. on the completion of the temple by Badhichanda, Dīvāna of Jaipur state. There are 1278 manuscripts including gutakās. The earliest manuscript available in the Granthabhaņdāra is commentary on Vardhamāyakāvya which is a rare work written in 1424 A.D Besides, there are other manuscripts of importance. Some of them are still unpublished and others are rare ones. The Harivamsapurūna, an Apabhraṁsa work of Mahākavi Svayambhū, is a rare manuscript in this collection. The Pradyumnacharita, a Hindi work of Sadhāru, composed in 1354 A.D. is also available in this Bhandāra. Gutakās of this Bhandāra possess some rare works of Hindi scholars. About twenty works of Ajayarāja Pāțanī, a scholar of the eighteenth century AD., have been traced out in this Bhandāra.
(6) GRANTHABHAŅDARA OF THOLIYA JAINA TEMPLE: This temple is situated in the Gheewālon kā Rāstā. There are 658 manuscripts 1. RJSBGS, II (Int).
2 Ibid., III (Int ).