Jainism in Rajasthan

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VI JAINA SASTRABHANDĀRAS
Bhandaras of Rajasthan
It contains about 3000 manuscripts written in different languages. The Samayasaraprabhita is the earliest written manuscript copied in 1406 AD Most of the manuscripts belong to a period between the fifteenth century and the eighteenth century AD. This shows that this Bhandara remained a literary centre during these centuries. Manuscripts on the subjects like Ayurveda, Jyotisha, and Mantrasastra are found in abundance. Some of the important and rare manuscripts in Sanskrit found in this Bhandara are as follows. (1) Adhyātmarahasya by Asadhara (2) Jītasārasamuchchaya by Vishabhanandı. (3) Samadhiman anotsava (4) Dipika by Sakalakīrtı and (5) Chaaputasataka by Charpata In Prakrit and Apabhramśa also, some useful manuscripts such as Prakrit commentary on Gommatasāra, (6) Pingalachatın vımsatırūpaka and Pāsacharya by Tejapala have been preserved In Hindi and Rajasthani languages, Buddhiprakāśa and Visālakīrtigīta by Delha, Dharmakirtigita by Vūcharāja, Subhūnucharita by Upadhyāya Vinayasāgara and Śāntipmāna by Thakura written in the sixteenth century are of significance. GRANTHABHANDĀRAS OF BEAWAR: The well-known Sastrabhandara of Ailaka Pannālāla Digambara Jaina Sarasvati Bhavana was founded by Ailaka Pannālāla in 1935 AD It stores approximately 4000 manuscripts in different languages. The Pravachanasāιatātparyavı itti of Jayasenasuri is the oldest manuscript copied in 1439 A D Besides, there are individual collections of Sohanalalakālā, Kanakamala Bohara and Nandalala Gurāsā.
GRANTHABHAṆDĀRAS OF TONK There are two Sastrabhaṇdāras
at Tonk The Sastrabhandara in the temple of Chaudharis contains 253 manuscripts and 85 gutakus Most of them are incomplete. One of the Mss. is a commentary on the Tattvai tha-sitia of Srutasagara by Kanaka written in 1715 AD The Granthabhandara in the temple of Terapanthis contains about 382 manuscripts and 50 gutakās.
GRANTHABHANDARA OF KOTAH The Kharataiagachchhiya sastrabhandata of Kotah is a rich collection of the manuscripts numbering 1117. The earliest manuscript is the Ramalakshmanarāsa written in 1358 AD There is an incomplete copy of the Hindi work named Visaladevachaubānarāsa probably written in the fourteenth century AD. Among the other manuscripts following are remarkable (1) Śrīpularāsa of Yasovijaya dated 1388 AD, Nandarajachanpur of Muni Kusalasimha of 1379 A D and Hammīramahākāvya of Nayachanda of 1429 A.D. in Sanskrit. Besides, there is a manuscript of
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