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Illustrated Manuscripts
copied on palm-leaves in c 14th century V.S. There are two illustrations : one (of 3.1"x2" size) of Rşabhadeva on leaf no. 1, and the other (of 2.9"x2" size) on leaf no. 2 of Mantri
Padma requesting Amaracandrasūri to compose the work. 403. DVYĀŚRAYA-MAHĀKĀVYA of Hemacandrācārya with a
commentary by Abhayatilakagani, Jesalmer Collection No. 340, folios 273, size 18.9''X2''; copied on palm-leaves in c 14th century V. S. On leaf no. 273 there is a painting of Jineśvarasūri and Vimalacandra.
404. PĀNDAVACARITA-MAHAKĀVYA of Maladhārī Devaprabha
sūri in Sanskrit, Sāntinātha Jaina Bhandara, Cambay, No. 220, folios 263, size 32.5"x2.5''; copied on plam-leaves in c the first half of 14th century, V. S. i. e. in c 1244-1294 A. D. It contains illustrations on folio nos. 1, 2 and 263.
Folio 1 contains three miniatures, one each, of Rşabhadeva, Neminātha and Pārsvanatha. Folio 2 has paintings of Lakşmi, Ambikadevī and Padmavati yakşī. Folio 263 contains three miniatures : (1) Neminātha, (2) Yudhisthira and Draupadi,
(3) Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. 405. YOGAŚĀSTRAPRAKĀŚA of Hemacandrācārya in Sanskrit,
Santinātha Jaina Bhandara, Cambay, No. 94, folios 105-198, size 12.7"x2.2"'; copied on plam-leaves in c first half of the 14th century V. S., i. e. c 1244-1294 A. D.
Folio 105 has a miniature of goddess Lakşmi, folio 106 bears a miniature of a Tirthankara, folio 197 of the Sarasvatī,
and folio 198 contains a miniature of the Jaina monk Devasūri. 406. KALPASŪTRA of Bhadrabahu in Prakrit, Santinātha Jaina
Bhandāra, Cambay No. 51(1), folios 87, size 14"x2.2"'; copied in c first half of 14th century A. D. It contains illustrations on pp. 86a, 866 and 87a.
Folio 86a contains a miniature depicting the Samavasarana of Mahavīra; folio 86b has two miniatures : one (1.7"x2.2")
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