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My hearty thanks are due to Sri Kantilal D. Kora, M. A., Registrar, Sri Mahāvīra Jaina Vidyalaya, Bombay; always who has been helpful in the English versions of my publications. Also my hearty thanks are due to Sri jayantilal Ravat and Sri Kirit Ravat Propritor and Manager of Deepak Printery, Ahmedabad who have been helpful in publishing such a beautiful and artistic work in the classical way.
The illustrations detailed in this publication have been taken from the following manuscripts :
The manuscripts from which I have drawn my illustrations are 25 in number of palm-leaf and paper, of which the oldest is of Idar. From some I have selected many paintings, from others only a few. The manuscripts are listed below :
AMI-Sheth Anandaji Mangalaji Pedhi's collection Idar. The palm-leaf manuscript of the Kalpasūtra contains 109 leaves with 32 miniatures.. Figures 7 and 8.
DUA 1-Dehelāno Upăśraya, Ahmedabad. Paper MS. of the Kalpasūtra, Text written in Gold ink. 121 folios with 23 miniatures. Dated Samvat 1516. A. D. 1459 Figures 20, 121 and 122.
DUA 2-Chanchala Bai Bhandar, Dehelāno Upasraya, Ahmedabad. Paper MS. of the Kalpasūtra. Text written in Gold ink. 102 folios, with 17 miniatures. Dated Samvat 1516 A. D. 1459, Figure 132.
DV; DVS-Dayavimalji Sastra Sangraha, Devsano Pado, Ahmedabad. Paper MS. of the Kalpasūtra and Kālakacharya Kathā. Text written in Gold Ink. 201 folios, with 136 miniatures. Not dated, probably circa 1475 A. D. Figures 4, 32, 33, 34, 36, 39, 41, 42, 48, 55, 65, to 80, 81 to 89, 90 to 97, 98 to 101, 102 to 105, 106 to 111; 112 to 117, 118 to 120, 134, 145, 146 to 148, 151, 153, 154 and 157.
HGP 1-Hemachandracharya Gyan Mandir, Pātaņa (N. Gujarat). No. 378. Paper MS. of the Kalpasūtra. 126 folios, with 38 miniatures. Not dated. Probably fifteenth century. Figures 35, 37, 38, 40 and 43.
HGP 2-Hemachandracharya Gyān Mandir. Pātaņa (N. Gujarat). No. 758. Paper MS. of the Kalpasūtra. 72 folios, with 31 miniatures. Not dated. Probably fifteenth century. Figures 16, 22, 25, 58, 61, 123, 135, 138, 140 and 160.
HGP 3-Hemachandracharya Gyan Mandir Pātana (N, Gujarat). No. 15069 Paper manuscript of the Supărśvanatha Charitra. Dated V. S. 1480 A. D. 1423 folios 447 with 37 miniatures. Figures 62, 126, 129, 130, 133, 166 to 168.
HVB 1- Hamsavijayaji collection, Atmānand Jain Gyān Mandir, Baroda No. 1402 Paper MS. of the Kalpasutra. Text written in Gold ink. 139 folios, with 34 miniatures, and 278 borders. Not dated, probably fifteenth century. Figures 28, 49, 57, 128 and 141.
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