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Illustrated Manuscripts
408. DAŠAVAIKĀLIKA-SÜTRA of Sayyambhava in Prakrit, LD.
No. 18805/1, folios 60, copied in V. S. 1365. It has two illustrations on folios 1 and 2.
On folio 1 is a painting of a Mangala-kalasa red on green background, and on folio 2 is a stylised Kalpa-tree on red background. On 138 is a partly rubbed out tree again while on folio 139 is a mangala-kalaśa. The paintings are not finely done, and date from 14th century A. D.
KALPASŪTRATIPPANAKA (S) of Prthvicandrasūri, Jesalmer Collection No. 82(6), folios 323–338, size 33.3"x2.5"; copied on plam-leaves in c second half of the 14th century V. S.
There are three illustrations each on leaves nos. 337 and 338. On folio 337 there are miniatures of renunciation of Paráva, of upasrga of Pārsva by Kamatha ( Meghamāli) and a preceptor giving discourse to a pupil. On folio 338 there is a representation of Samavasarna, of the nirvana of Parsva and a miniature showing the group of aștamangalas. Ref. Nawab, THE OLDEST RĀJASTHĀNI PAINTINGS FROM JAINA BHANDĀRAS, (Ahmedabad, 1959) plate Q, figs. 24-25; plate R, figs. 26-27;
plate S, figs. 28-29. 410. ĀVAŠYAKASUTRA in Prakrit with a commentary called ĀVA
ŚYAKASUTRA-LAGHUVRTTI composed in V. S. 1296 by Tilakacārya in Sanskrit, śāntinātha Jaina Bhandara, Cambay No. 63, folios 290, size 34.5"x2.5"'; copied on palm-leaves in V. S. 1445 (A. D. 1388-89) at śri Stambhatīrtha (Cambay). There are illustrations on leaves nos. 1, 2 and 81.
Folio 1 contains a miniature painting (2.5"x2.2'') of Mahavira, folio 2 (2.5"x2.2'') of a Jaina preceptor giving lesson on the text to a disciple. Folio 81 is a long painting (7.5"x2.2") of Vardhamana Mahavira in the Samavasaraṇa, with his eleven Ganadharas (chief disciples ) shown on two sides, in two rows, each sitting in padmasana, vyākhyāna-mudrā, under an arch in separate sections.
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