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STUDIES IN JAIN LITERATURE
JAIN INFLUENCE ON THE HINDU RĀMĀYAŅAS Sr. Particular feature Name of the Name/s of the Remarks No.
Jain author Hindu work/s 1. Bharata and Satrughna Vimalasuri Bhāvārtha-Rāmāyare uterine brothers
ana (16th century, (born of Kaikeyi)
Marāthi) 2. Dasaratha had four Ravişenācārya Padmapurāna (Pātā- Names of the wives (Aparājitā, Sumi
lakhanda)
queens are not trā, Kaikeyi and
identical. Suprabhā) 3. Rāma bent and strung Vimalasuri Nrsimha-Purāna, The Hindu works the bow in the presence
Bhāgavata Purāņa, are all later than of other princes who
Tamila Rāmāyana, Vimala's Paühad arrived there at
Telugu Rāmāyana, macariya. Mithilā to participate in
Maithili-Kalyana and the Sitāsvayaṁvara
Adhyātma-Rāmāyana
4. Sitä was born of Man-
dodari and Rāvana
Sanghadäsa (and Gunabhadra)
Vimalasuri
5. Bhāmandala and Sītā
were born as twins of Videhā and Janaka
Mahābhägavata (- The Hindu works Devi-) Purāņa, and are later than Jain Kashmiri Rāmāyaṇa. versions. Although Vālmīki These Purānas are speaks nowhere of assigned to the 4th Janaka's son,
and the 5th centuVisnupurāna and ries A. D. Vāyupurāņa speak of Bhānumān as Janaka's son.
Vimalasuri
Tamila Rāmāyana
6. Candranakhā (=Śūr
panakha) assumed the form of a lovely maiden and approached RāmaLaksmana (no dismemberment of her nose and
ears) 7. Rāvana himself cuts off
the illusory head of Sītā.
With greater de tails and some variation Kambana describes this episode.
Gunabhadra
Anandarāmāyana
Is later than Gunabhadra's work. The Hindu works
8. The motif : Sītā draws
Bhadreśvara
Bengali Rāmāyana,
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