Jainism in Rajasthan

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JAINISM IN RAJASTHAN SÄSTRBHAŅDĀRA OF DŪŅI. Dūņi is a town 12 miles from Tonk. The Bhaņdāra of this place contains about 143 manuscripts. The earliest manuscript is Jinadattakathā in Sanskrit, copied in 1443 A.D. Most of the manuscripts are found in Hindi. Among them, the works of Vidyāsāgara such as Solahasvapna, (2) Jinajanmamahotsava, (3) Saptavyasanasavaiyū (4) Vishūpahürachhappaya are remarkable. The Jhūlnā of Tanuśāha in Hindi is also a rare work written in various metres and deals with several topics. Rājula kā Būrahamūsa of Gangakavi is not very common.
GRANTHABHANDĀRAS OF TODĀRĀISINGH. Todārāisingh remained a great literary centre of the Jainas in early times. Various copies of the manuscripts were written at this place. At present, there are two Granthabhandāras in the Jaipa temples of Ādınātha and Pārsvanātha with manuscripts 246 and 105 respectively. The Hindi manuscripts are fairly in large number. The Chatu vimsatistavana dates back to 1392 AD. The other notable manuscripts are (1) Chatui vidhūnakavitta by Jñānasāgara. (2) Nemīśvaraphāga by Vidāyanandi composed 10 1583 A.D. (3) Trilokasūratīkā by Madhavachanda Trivaidya copied in 1443 A.D. and (4) Pravachanasūratīkā by Prabhāchandra.
SĀSTRABHAŅDARAS OF BASAWA. Basawā is an old town and tehsil headquarter of Alwar District. It was a birth place of some Jaina Hindi scholars. Several manuscripts found in Jaina Bhaņdāras of Jaipur were copied in Basawā. There are separate Šāstrabbandūras in Jaina temples of Terāpanthi and Panchāyatī. The manuscripts of these Bhaņdāras belong to a period between fifteenth and eighteenth centuries. The manuscripts of Hindi and Prākrit are in a large number. The Samayasūravrittı of Amțitachandra is the carliest manuscript copied in 1383 A.D. There are some memorable manuscripts. The illustrated copy of the Kalpasītı a written in golden-ink in 1470 A.D. has 39 paintings on the life of Lord Mahāvīra. Another illustrated copy of the Kalpasūtra is dated 1471 A.D. with 42 paintings. The Padmanandımahākāvyatī kū is a commentaty written by Kaviprahalāda in Sanskrit on the original work named Padmanandipaschaviršati. The Malayasındarīcharita by Jayatilakasūri in Sanskrit was copied in 1433 A.D. The Abhayakumūraprabandhachaupāī written in Hindi in 1628 A.D. is a rare work.
GRANTHABHANDARA OF JAINA TEMPLE, BADĀ DHADĀ AIMER: The Granthabhandāra of the Jaina temple Badā Dhadā is one of the important