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Studies in Jainology, Prakrit
grcat Cāmundarāya in 978 A.D. It narrates the accounts of the 24 Tīrthankaras and other great personages of the Jaina hagiology. It is mainly based on Adipurana of Jinasenācārya and the Uttarapurāna of Gunabhadrācārya."
Camundarāya tells us in the introductory part of this work that he composed this work in Kannada for the benefit of the liberables (bhavyas). Chronologically this work stands next to the Vaddarādhane in the old Kannada prose literature. Though several native words and idioms arac found spred all over the text of this work, on the whole its language is highly Sanskrit-ridden. Besides it also shows considerable prakritic insluence. The author respectfully refers to a few ancient Prakrit works like Acara, Prajñapti? and Aradhana' which are obviously the Mulācara, the Trilokaprajñapti and Mulāradhana. There are also found in the text of this work Prakrit words lik hctthima, samthara, jasa, miga, sagga etc. and words with Prakritic influence like gudda, pāguda etc. Moreover, there are found several Prakrit verses, quoted at requisite contexts, along the course of the whole text."" Following is the alphabetical index of the gahās quoted in this work:
1. Agahidamissam . . . . (p.273) 2. Osappină (p.274) 3. Nanadirayanam (p.297) 4. Nirayāvu (p.275) 5. Dasu hetthimasu (p.28) 6. Duonadam (p.243) 7. Damsanavada Sāmāyiya (p.30) 8."" (p.211) 9. Padigahamucca (p.39) 10. Savvammi (p.274) 11. Savve Payadi (p.276) 12. Savve vi poggalā (p.274) For Private & Personal Use Only
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