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corresponding change in the material organism, subtle or gross. The Leśyā is treated in very systematic way, comprehending all relevant textual materials on the subject, selected for the purpose. The volume contains extracts with Hindi translation collected from about 30 Jaina canonical as well as non-canonical texts. In fact, Leśyākośa is a specimen volume of a larger project, intended to compile a series of such volumes on important topics of Jainism. Pub. Compiler Mohanlal Banthia Sricanda Coradia, ed. Mohanlal Banthia, Jaina Visaya- Kosa S.No. 1, The Editor, Calcutta 1966, P.
39, 296. 11. Kriyākośa (Cyclopaedia of Kriyā) comp. Ācārya Tulsī, after
Leśyākośa, deals Kriyā as a word, as ritualistic Kriyā, its relation with soul and Kriya and other relevant topics. As in the Lesyakośa, it applied the system of Decimal classification. This Kośa contains extracts with Hindi translation, collected from about 30 Jaina canonical and non-canonical Prakrit and Sanskrit texts. Pub. ed. Mohan lal Banthia & Krisnacandra Coradia, Jaināgama Vişaya Kośa
Granthamala, Jaina Darsana Samiti 1969, P.60, 364. 12. Jaina Purāņa Koşa (Hindi) by ed. Pravinacandra Jain & Darabari
lal Kothia, is a compendium of proper names with their descriptions, as found in parables, narratives, pertaining to 63 Salākāpuruṣas (greatmen). It contains about 9, 000 proper names and 12,000 words, collected from 5 prominent Jaina Purāņa texts, viz. Mahāpurāņa, Padmapurāņa, Harivansapurāņa, Pāņdavapurāna and Viravadha-mănacarita. The Koşa deals with mytho-logical, historical, characters, kings and dynasties, geographical places, Jaina technical terms, etc. It also provides reference to the source. Pub. Jaina Vidya Sansthana, Digamba Jaina Atisaya Ksetra,
Srimahaviraji (Raj.) 1993, P.13, 551. 13. Jaina Agama: Vanaspati Kośa (Hindi), Ed. by Ācārya Mahā
prajña this dictionary contains the detailed description, alongwith their pictures, of more than 450 Botanical plants occurred in Jaina canons. The work contains their Sanskrit equivalents, Hindi meaning, Synonyms as found in other Kośa texts in some cases and their names in other regional languages. It also gives information about the places of their production. Pub. Chief Editor Ācārya Mahāprajña, Jaina Viśva Bharati, Ladnun 1996, P. 14, 346,
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