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Paintings on Cloth (Patas), Mantra, Yantra, etc.
MERU-PARVATA-JINAPRĀSĀDA YANTRA, JP. No. 154, size 71-5x16 cms. This yantra is on cloth and in Gujarati language. Date of illustrations is not given.
VIJNAPTIPATRAS
551. VIJNAPTIPATRA (from Patana), scroll on cloth. It was addressed to Lokahitacarya at Ayodhya by Jinodayasuri from Patana in V. S. 1446 (A. D. 1390), LD. No. 6466(K), size 620x30 cms. It is not illustrated but gives details of religious performances during Jinodayastiri's stay at Patana. (Date can be read as V. S. 1431 also).
552. VIJAYASENASURI-VIJNAPTIPATRA from Agra on paper, to Vijayasenasûri, at Prabhasa Patana informing him of the proclamation of non-killing for certain days by Jehangir, LD. No. 26487, size 391 x 33 cms., painted by Salivahana, a court painter of Jehangir, in 1667 V. S. (1610 A. D.). Refer to Ancient Vijñapti-Patras by Hiranand Shastry, Baroda, 1942 A. D, and Prabodh Chandra, Lalit Kala No, 8, Oct. 1960.
553. VIJNAPATIPATRA (from Ghanerava), JP. No. 147, size 194-5"x2-5". This is an invitation letter on paper addressed to Dayasuri at Surat by the Jaina community of Ghaṇerava (Ghranapura) in V. S. 1796 (A. D. 1739).
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Ghanerava (formerly in Godavad district of old Jodhpur State, now in Rajasthan) is the wellknown Svetambara Jaina tirtha (e 10th century A. D.) of Mahavira.
554. VIJNAPTIPATRA (from Vadanagara) on paper, LD. No. 4562 (K), size 88"x9". This was a letter from Nagara Jaina Sangha of Vadnagara addressed to Vijayaprabhasūri who was at Nārāyaṇanagara (incomplete) of c 18th century V. S. Ref. 'Mahavira Vidyalaya Suvarna Mahotsava Grantha', pp. 79-94. 555. VIJNAPTIPATRA (from Surat) addressed to Acarya Vijayarddhisüri residing at Baheda Nagara by the Jaina Sangha of Surat.
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