Science and Art of Calligraphy and Painting

Author(s): S Andhare
Publisher: Indian National Science Academy

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Mushti pustak
Samputa Phalak
Cheda pati:
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47 The Book or Mss. that could be contained in the mushti i. e. the first of the hand is a mushti pustak. It should be four fingers long or round in the shape of a scroll.
Small gutkas or hand pothis resembling diaries or pocket books are included in this category. Such Mss. usually contain religious or secular subject matter including Jain hymns etc. for daily recitation. They are easy for carrying on person when one is travelling. Even in 20's and 30's scribes used to come to the doors of rich people to write such Mss. (Fig. 3)
Books of manuscripts written on wooden planks are called Samputa phalak type, in which we find some of Jain yantras, mantrapatas Jambudvipas, samavasaranas, lokapurushas etc. painted on wooden planks. These can be included in this category. (Fig. 4)
This category is applicable to common Jain Mss. like the Sangrahani sutra, the Uttaradhyayana sutra and such like, which have smaller number of folios, or they are incomplete. (Fig. 5)