Outline of Avasyaka Literature

Author(s): Ernst Leumann, George Baumann
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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English translation by George Baumann
Details about the manuscripts and their citation
[114] The manuscripts that have been used or mentioned and copies of the individual collections will be cited by means of corresponding initials, to which, when necessary, a distinguishing number has been attached. A = [summary description for the libraries in) Ahmedabad, Anhilwad (Pāțan), Cambay, etc. The series of manuscripts which one has learnt something about from the six reports by Peterson are: A I 1-180 = Pet. Rep. 1 App. I. A IV 1-53 = Pet. Rep. III App. IIC A I 181-338 =
I. A V 1-93 = A II 1-81 = " " " " ILA A VI 1-12 = " " " " II. A III 1-24 =
II B. Furthermore, we know from Bhandarkar the title list of two entire libraries, one of which is stored in 80 and the other in 53 boxes. Therein the manuscripts are separately numbered. Whilst citing a manuscript we have added the individual number after the box number. We cite the boxes as follows: A VII 1-80 Bhandarkar Report 1887 p. 161-206. A VIII 1-53 =
" p. 206-255. B = Berlin, Königliche Bibliothek (Royal Library). The folio numbers up to 1604 and the octavo numbers up to 459 as well as the quarto numbers up to 197 have been catalogued by Weber (cp. Weber Cat. II, p.1232). We are mostly concerned with higher numbers that have been acquired since the completion of Weber's second catalogue. Everywhere, we adhere to the manuscript's call number (not, however, to the running number of the manuscript catalogued by Weber), but in the call numbers we omit the word 'fol.', retain, however, 'oct.' and 'qto'. For example, the consulted manuscript B 2049 on pp. 16-19 should be understood as a Berlin manuscript, which carries the call number 'Ms. or. fol. 2049' and on p. 3n. the employed designation 'B oct. 504' stands for the 'Berlin manuscript Ms. or. oct. 504'. BhD = Bhāu Dāji's manuscript collection in possession of the Bombay Branch of the Asiatic Society. An imposing collection that contains a considerably large number of Jaina manuscripts. Unfortunately, the published catalogue leaves much to be desired. In spite of this, we cite according to its numbers (1-311) and add exponents (as with A and B also) where one number relates to several manuscripts: e.g. 308* denotes the fourth manuscript of those listed in the catalogue under no. 308. Br = British Museum. The older stock that one finds mentioned along with others in ZDMG VLII 309-315, is included among the numbers 2098-2148, 3347-3354, add. 26362-26464. Three years ago Jacobi's collection was added that received the numbers 5115-5258. The titles of these more recent manuscripts in the British Museum are listed in ZDMG XXXIII 693-697. C = Cambridge. The collection was brought in 1885 from India by Bendall. Therefore, the titles are to be found in Bendall's 'Journey in Nepal and Northern India' p. 46-51". Also ZDMG VLII 308315 should be referred to. We cite the library numbers given to the manuscripts. F= Florence. A collection brought by De Gubernatis from India. Pullé has published the titles of the canonical works in the Abhand, des IX Or. Congr. I 217 f. and the titles of the remaining works in the Abhand, des X Or. Congr. II 18-24. We cite according to the library numbers and not according to the numbering by Pullé.
Catalogue of Manuscripts and Books belonging to the Bhāu Dāji Memorial Bombay 1882.
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