Paumchariyam Part 1

Author(s): Vimalsuri, Punyavijay, Harman
Publisher: Prakrit Granth Parishad

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INTRODUCTION
8. Mahaparaga of Puspadanta (965 A. D.)
9. Kahavali of Bhadresvara (11th century A.D.)
10. Yogaśastra-svopajña-vṛtti of Hemachandra (latter half on the 12th century A.D.)
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11. Tripastilakäpurusacharita of Hemachandra
12. Satrunjayamähätmys of Dhanesvara (14th century A.D.)
13. Punyachandrodayapuraps of Krppadasa (1528 A.D.)
14. Ramacharita of Devavijayaganin (1596 A.D.)
15. Laghutrigastikalakpurusacharitra of Meghavijaya (second half of the 17th century A.D.)
The Dhurtakhyānas of Haribhadra (750 A.D.) and the Dharmaparīkṣā of Amitagati (1014 A.D. casually treat of the story of Rama. The work of Svayambha is not yet published in full. The works of Kṛṣṇadasa, Devavijaya and Meghavijaya are not accessible to me. These works, which casually treat of the Rama legend and which are inacessible to me, are dealt with in an Appendix.
Jinaratnakośa notices some other Jaina works which treat the subject-matter of the Rāmāyaṇa : 1. Siyachariya of Bhuvanatunga Süri
2. Ramalakkhapachariya of Bhuvanatunga Sari
3. Padmapurāņa by Somasena
4. Padmapurāņa by Dharmakirti
5. Padmapurāņa by Chandrakirti
6. Padmapurana by Chandrasägara
7. Padmapurāņa by Srichandra
8. Padmapurāņa (also known as Ramadevapurāņa) by Jinadāsa, pupil of Sakalakīrti (the author follows Ravisena's Padmapurāņa in his work).
9. Padmapurāņa (also known as Rāmāyaṇa) by Pampa
10. Chamundarayapurāņa (also called Trişaşti-Salaka Purana or Trişaşti Purana) by Chamunda raya (pupil of Jinasena) in Kanarese language.
11. Trisastimahapuraps (also called as Trigastisalakapurana or Mahapurana) by Malligens (papil of Jinasena), It is in Sanskrit. It was composed in 1047 A.D.
12. Trigastilakṣagamahāpurāņa (or simply Mahapurapa or Laghumahapurana) by Candramuni 13. Tripsstifalakäparusacharitra (in Sanskrit prose) by Vimala-sari
14. Trigastikalakapurupacharitra (Gadya) by Vajrasene
15. Trişaştismrti by Asadhara Pandit (in 1236 A.D.)
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Dvisandhanakāvya (also called Raghavapāṇḍavīya) by Dhananjaya, a Digambara writer 17. Mahapurugacharita (also called Dharmopadeśafataka or Upadeśasataka) in five Cantos by
Merutunga (pupil of Chandraprabhasari of the Nagendra Gachchha)
18. Mahāpuruşacharita (in 8790 Prakrit Gāthās) by Amrasarī. No MSS. are known so far.
19. Raghuvilasanāṭaka by Ramachandra (pupil of Hemachandra)
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20. Raghavabbyodayanăṭaka by
21. Saptasandhānamahākā vya (a small poem in nine cantos, in which every verse is capable of seven interpretations connected with the seven great persons - five Jinas, Kṛṣṇa and Rama) composed in 1704 A.D. by Meghavijayagani (pupil of Krpavijaya of the Tapa-Gachchha) 22. Sitä-Charitra (in Prakrit) anonymous 23. Sita Charitra (in Prakrit) anonymous