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elaborate introduction.107 Manamohana Ghosa re-edited it with giving some new points.108 Ramakumar Acharya issued a new edition with Hindi translation and Sanskrit chaya (Benaras, 1963). Candaleha of Rudradas109 and Anandsundari of Ghanasyama110 are edited by Dr. Upadhye with a critical introduction. Rambhamanjari of Nayachandra and Singaramanjari of Visvesvara112 have also been published.
15. Prakrit works dealing with philosophy, dogmatics and ethics of Jainism.
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Viseṣāvaśyakabhāṣya of Jnabhadragaṇi Kṣamāśramaņa is really a treasure of Jainism which was published with Hemachandrasūri's commentary from Yasovijaya J. Granthamālā (Benaras) and with Kotyācārya's commentary from R. K. Samstha (Ratlam, 1936). Pravacana sāroddhāra of Nemicandrasūri with Siddhasenasūri's commentary (D. L. J. Pustakoddhāra, Bombay, 1922) and VicaraPrakarana of Pradyumnasūri (Bhavangara, 1923) have also been studied.
Sammaipayarana of Siddhasena Diväkara has an importance from the point of view of Anekāntavāda. It was edited with Abhayadevasuri's commentary by Pt. Sukhalalji and Becharadasji113 and its Gujarati translation with explanatory notes and detailed introduction published from Punjibhai J. Granthamālā (1932). The English translation is also now available114. Dhammapariksa of Haribhadrasuri 115, Pravacanaparīkṣā of Dharmasagar Usādhyāya116 and Yuktiprabodhanatākā of Meghavijaya117 are studied which deal with Jaina philosophy.
Jivasamāsa with vṛttis of Hemacandra and Śilañka (Ratlam, 1927) Vinsativinsika of Haribhadrasuri (Ahmedabad, 1932), Kammapayaḍi of Shivasharma (Dadhoi, 1937), Pañcasañgraha of Parsvasür 118 etc. deal with Karma philosophy of Jainism. Savayadhammavihi of Haribhadrasūri (Bhavanagar, 1924), Dhammarayaṇapagaraṇa of Santisūri (ibid, Samvat, 1977), Dhammaparikkha of Yasovijaya (Ahmedabad, 1922), Navatattvagāthāprakarna (Bhavanagara, Samvat, 1969) Samayasaraprakaraṇa of Devananda (ibid, Samvat, 1971), Vidhimärgaprapa of Jinaprabhasūri (N.S.,Bombay, 1941), Vividhatirthakalpa of Jina prabhasūri (Singhi J.G., 1934) etc. are also studied from different points of view. Most of these editions require revision. in the light of new studies.
16. Prakrit Chanda literature.
Chanda granthas are also written in Prakrit languages. For instance, Vṛttajatisamuccaya of Birhanka and Kavidarpana of
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