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सिरि भूवलय
मुख पृष्ठ पर प्रकटित किया है कोई भी इसे विवरित कर लिख भेजें ऐसा आह्वान दिया
है।
यंत्रगल न हो तो करुगल - करूंगल (सांचा) होगा ऐसी कल्पना की। इसके लिए भी उदाहरण हैं । अंतर इतना है कि करुगल यंत्र में अक्षर हैं और इसमें अंक ।
१९४०-४१ के लगभग होगा । प्रप्रथम बार सिरिभूवलय के विषय में पंडित यल्लप्पा जी के साथ आए । अनंतर कर्लमंगलम श्रीकंठैय्या जी ने आधा दिन यल्लप्पा जी के घर ही बिताया शेष आधा दिन हमारे घर पर बिताया । सिरिभूवलय के सांगत्य को वे अपनी ही धुन में गाते रहे ।
सिरिभूवलय के कुमुदेन्दु सन् ६८० में रहते थे
सिरिभूवलय के सांगत्य की भाषा सातवीं सदी की नहीं होगी आठवीं नवीं सदी की कहना भी कठिन है ।
Dr. S.Srikantha Sastri, M. A., D. Litt
I am informed that the whole manuscript consists of many pages, which are in an extremely frail condition, so that it is very difficult to handle them. I had also several talks with Sri Srikantayya about the complicated problems raised by this astonishing work.
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From the clues, laboriously worked out by the editors, I myself have verified that the readings given by the editors, are substantially correct as far as published and I can say that, however astonishing the results are, there is no proof of deliberate forgery by any modern author. A dispassionate scholar, with no preconceived opinions, should be prepared to accept bearistic method of evaluating historical document until and unless substantial evidence is produced to the contrary.
"Bhuvalaya" claims to be the work of Kumudendu, who says that he was the Guru of Amoghavarsha of Manyakheta and a desciple of Virasena and Jinasena of Dhavala. The recent discovery and publication of the 'Dhavala Tika' constitutes a land mark in Indological studies, essentially for Jainology. Kumudendu's Kannada Bhuvalaya is professedly based on Virasena's work, but is more extensive and perhaps more important. I have scrutinised carefully for any evidence of a latter date than 9th century A.D.
The importance of this work may be briefly analysed under following heads:
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