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10. The Mahābandha (abbr. MBD) of c. 2nd century C.E., Vols. 1-7, Kashi, 1947-1948. 11. He belongs to the end of the 10th century C.E. (a) The Trilokasāra with commentary of Madhvacandra Traividya and Visuddhamati Arvikā (abbr. TLS) Shri Mahavirji, 1976. (b) The Gommatasāra, Vols. 1-4 (abbr. GJK and GKK) with Karnataka Vrtti of Keśavavarņi (c. 13th century C.E.) and translation Samyakjñana Candrika commentary of Țodaramalla in Hindi (c. 18th century C.E.), New Delhi, 197881. ASG will denote its Artha Samdrstu. (c) The Labhisāra including the Kșapanasāra along with Dhữndhāri commentary of Țodaramala (abbr. LDS, KPN), Agas, 1960, edited by Pt. Phool Candra Siddānta Shăstri. ASL will denote its Artha Samdsști (symbolism for norms). 12. The first volume of the first project has been published by the S.S.M.K. Jain Trust, Nehru Park, Katni, (M.P.) in 1994. 13. Datta, B.B., Geometry in the Jaina Cosmogrophy, Springer-Verlag: Quellen und Studion B Nr. 14-Datta, 1-5, 1930, P. 1-10. Cf. also Bag, A.K, Symbols for Zero in Mathematical Notation in India, PCAHC, BANC, 1970, 247-254. 14. Singh, A.N. (with Datta, B.B.), History of Hindu Mathematics, Parts I and II, Bombay, 1962. 15.Kapadia, H.R., Introduction to the Ganita Tilaka of Sripati, Baroda Oriental Institute, V-XIX, 1937. Kapidia, H.R., History of Nāgari Numerals, A.B.D.R.S., 19, 1978-89, 386–394. 16. Singh, A.N., Mathematics of Dhavalā-I, in the Dhavalā, Vol. 4, edited by H.L. Jain, et al., Amaravati, V-XXI, 1942. 17. Three examples are: (i) 79999998 is expressed as a number which has 7 at the beginning, 8 at the end, and 9 repeated 6 times in between (V. 51). (ii)
66664 is expressed as sixty-four, six hundreds, sixty-six thousands sixty-six hundred thousands andfour kotis (V. 52). (iii) 22799498 is expr kotis, twenty-seven, ninety-nine thousand four and ninety-eight (V. 53). Singh remarks that quotations like the above found in Jaina works point to the early use of place value notation in India and afford valuable evidence not obtainable from Hindu works. Cf. Jaina Antiquary, Vol. XV, Dec. 1949, no. ii 46-53. 18. Jain, L.C. Mathematics of the Tiloyapaņņațți (Hindi) in the Jambūdvipaņņații Samgraha, Sholapur, 1958, 1-109. Cf. the Tiloyapannatti (TPT) of Yativșsabhācārya, ed. Upadhye, A. Nand Jain, H.L., I (1943), II (1952), Sholapur. Cf. also the Trilokasāra of Nemicandra Siddhāntacakravarti (TLS) and its commentaries by Madhava Candra Traividya and Țodaramalla, Bombay (1910) and Shri Mahavirji (1976). 19. Artha Samdrsți chapters on the Gommatsāra and the Labdhisāra (ASG and ASL) of Nemicandra Siddhāntacakravarti in SIC (Samyak Jnana Candrika) commentary by Țodaramalla, Calcutta, c. 1919. Cf. also recent New Delhi and Agas Publications, the Karnataka Vrtti of the Gommatsara by Keśava Varni (c 13th century C.E. in New Delhi publication (vol 1-4) contains more detailed symbolic material.
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