Jainism in Rajasthan

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VI. JAINA SĀSTRABHANDĀRAS
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the important and rare manuscripts are as follows: (1) Karakanduno rāso by Brahma Jinadāsa, (2) PrasnottarasrūvakĪchāra by Sakalakīrti copied in 1540 A.D., (3) Holikathā by Muni Subhachandra composed in 1697 A.D and (4) Indriyanūtaka by Triloka Pāțans written in 1841 A.D.
JAINA SASTRABHAŅDĀRA MĀLAPURĀ: There is a small collection of manuscripts numbering so in the Jaina Granthabhaņdāra Chaudharıyoñ kā temple. The Pārsvanūtharāso composed by Brahmakapūrachandra in 1540 A D. is a rare manuscript. In the Granthabhandāra of the Jaina temple of Ādinātha, Kshetrapālavinatı by Muni Subhachandra and Hindīpadas by Harshakirti are rare manuscripts. There is also a collection of 74 manuscripts in the Terāpanthi Mandira .
GRANTHABHANDĀRA OF SRI MAHĀVĪRAJI: This place remained a seat of the Bhattārakas It possesses sis manuscripts including the gutakās. The manuscripts range from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Most of the manuscripts of this Bhaņdāra are related to ritual and worship. It is under the management of Stī Digambara Jaina Atiśayakshetra Sri Mahāvīrajī.
SĀSTRABHANDĀRAS OF BHARATPUR: The Sastrabhandāra of the Pañchāyati Mandıra has a rich collection of manuscripts The total number of manuscripts is 801 and the earliest dated manuscript is Brihat-tapūgachchhagili vāvalı by Muni Sundarasūri copied in 1433 AD Most of the manuscripts are in Hindi language. The Saptavyasanakatha composed by Mānikachandra in 1577AD in Apabhraṁsa is a rare work. Apart from this, some of the important manuscripts are as follows: (1) Sabhūbbīshara by Gargārāma composed in 1717 A.D in Hindi. (2) Padasangi aha by Harsha in Hindi. (3) Jinadattachar itrabhāsha by Visvabhūshana in Hindi. (4) Sukhavilāsa by Jodharāja Kāsalīvāla in Hindi prose There is a manuscript which deals with the playing of chess. The illustrated manuscript named Bhaktūmarastotra copied in 1712 A.D has si well-coloured illustrations There is also another Šāstrabhandara in the Jaina temple of Phozurāma situated at Kotawāli market. It contains 6s manuscripts including gutakās The Tatfvār thasītra composed in 1878 A D. in Hindi prose is a rare manuscript.
SASTRABHAŅDARAS OF DEEG: Deeg is 25 miles from Bharatpur. There are 81 manuscripts in the Sāstrabhandāra of Pañchāyatīmandıra of this
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