Jainism in Rajasthan

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JAINISM IN RAJASTHAN fully illustrated. Some rare and important manuscripts are also found in this Bhandāra. The Buddhırasāyana of Jinavara is found written in Hindī. The Yaducharın of Munikanakamala, Kathāsamgraha of Vijayachandra, Nemichai itra of Pushpadanta and Kalyānavihāna have been written in Apabhramba. The Nāgakımāracharitra of Brahmanemidatta and the Śrutabhāvanādīpaka are found in Sanskrit and the Rāvanadohi is in Prākrit The other important manuscripts are Kathūkoša of Biahmasādhāraņa, pupil of Narendrakīrti, Ajitapırāsla of Vijayasimha, Mārgopadešasrūvakāchūra of Jinadeva, Nyāyagranthachaubīsīthūnū of Siddhasenasūrı, Ahorāta ikāchāra of Āśādhara, Hamsānuprekshā of Ajitabrahma, Amritasāra, Shat-di avyanırnayavivarana, Gommatasärapañyıkā etc.1
SĀSTRABHAŅDĀRA OF BAĀDAVĀ: Bhādavā is a village near Phulera junction station. Here is a small Sāstrabhaņdāra having 130 manuscripts and 20 gutakās. Though there is no rare manuscript, the copies of the following manuscripts are important: (1) Dharmavilāsa by Dyānatarāya in Hindi, (2) Ratnakarandasiūvakāchūra by Sadāsukha Kāsalīvāla in Hindi, (3) Tiā. Mūrnavabhūshū by Labdhivijayagani in Hindi, (4) Brahmavilāsa by Bhaiyā Bhagavatīdāsa in Hindi, (s) Dharmopadešašrāvakachūra by Dharmadāsa in Hindi, (6) Dohāšataka by Rūpachanda and (7) Upadešapachchīsi by Rāmadāsa.
JAINA JÑANABHAŅDĀRA OF JHUNJHUNU: The total number of manuscripts in this Bhaņdāra is 310. Most of the manuscripts are written in Hindi. The three important manuscripts of this Bhaņdāra are (1) Abhayakamürachanpūž by Yugapradhāna Jinachandrasūri (2) Pañchasandhi by Hemarāja and (3) Hansarājavachchharājachaupūī by Tīkamachanda. There are also soo manuscripts in the Upāsarā of Yati Kharatara-gachchha.
SĀSTRABHANDĀRA OF FATEHAPUR: The Agravāla Jaina temple of Fatehapur was a seat of the Bhattārakas who collected a large number of manuscripts for this Bhaņdāra. It contains about 400 manuscripts. One of them is the biggest gutakū with one lac ślokas. It was completed by Jivanarāma in 1860 A D. at Fatehapur.' Most of the works belong to the cighteenth century.
RĀJANAHĀLA JAINA SĀSTRABHANDĀRA: Sāstrabhaņdāra of this place possesses a collection of 255 manuscripts including gutakās. Some of \ 8. Anekānta XIII, p 81