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INTRODUCTION
that, different works of varied length are contained in the remaining 220 folios. For details, consult the Catalogue entitled Pattanastha-Jaina-Bhandagāriya-sūcī, published by the Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1937, page 77. In the new Catalogue the manuscript is given No. 117/1.
B and C- These are the two paper manuscripts belonging to the Śrī-Sangha Jaina-Jñānabhaņdāra preserved in the said Jñānamandir. Either of them has eight folios. Their size is 101" x 4". There occurs no colophon at the end. In the published Catalogue of the manuscripts of this Bhandara, these two manuscripts are given Nos. 651 and 652 respectively.
D- This paper manuscript belongs to the Limbadi Pādā Jaina Jñāna Bhandara preserved in the same Jñānamandira. In the printed Catalogue it is described under No. 3791. Its condition is good, script is legible and size is 10%" x 44". It consists of 66 folios, written in V.S. 1569. At the end we find no information except the year. There is no colophon.
E and F— These two paper manuscripts belong to the Sāgaragaccha Jaina Jñānabhandāra in the same Jñānamandira. They consist of 17 and 13 folios respectively. In the published Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Jñānamandira, these two manuscripts are given Nos. 7583 and 7581 respectively. E manuscript is written in V.S. 1466, its size is 101" x 41", and it has no colophon, etc. at the end. F manuscript has no colophon etc. at the end, nor has it the mention of the year in which it is written. But on the basis of characteristics of the script, we can assign it to the 15th Century V.S. Condition of the two manuscripts is good and their script is legible.
The above description of the six manuscripts is based on the printed Catalogue.
2. Siri Virabhaddāyariyaviraiya Ārāhanapadaya - The text of this tract is corrected and critically edited on the basis of three paper manuscrips. Of course, I procured six manuscripts belonging to the Bhandāras at Patan, but they yielded no variants. Of the six, only two were utilised. Even these two yielded very negligible number of variants.
glo- This manuscript belongs to the Ac. Shri Ksantisūri Collection preserved in the L. D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad. The recension accepted by us follows the one contained in this manuscript. Hence the optional syllables of , a,,,, etc. are according to this manuscript. At the end there is no colophon etc. Yet on the basis of the characteristics of the script we can definitely assign it to the 16th century V.S. It
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