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Author(s): National Museum New Delhi
Publisher: National Museum New Delhi

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ĀDIPURĀŅA (Life-story of the first Tirthankara, Rishabhadeva, his sons Bharata
and Bahubali) Foil. 142 ; size 28.5 X 8.3 cm; paper; Devanāgari script; 13 lines to a page; Apabhramśa. Author: Pushpadanta (10th century). Begins : THE TUTTI
142 illustrations. Pushpadanta was patronized by Bharata, Minister of the Rāshtrakūta king, Krishna III (A.D. 939-968). So he has composed his verses with double meaning - applicable to the events in the life of Bharata, son of Rishabhadeva, as weil as to that of his own patron of the same name.
Lent by Shri Panna Lal Jain Agrawala, Delhi.
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