Two Prakrit Versions of Manipati Charitra

Author(s): R Williams
Publisher: Royal Asiatic Society

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VERSIONS OF THE STORY OF MANIPATI
language
Prakrit Sanskrit Sam. 1005 Prakrit Sam. 1172
1. Manipati-carita 2. Manipati-carita
3. Manipati-carita
4. Manipati-carita
author
5. Munipati-caritra
sāroddhāra
anonymous
Jambunāga Haribhadra
Dharmavijaya
?
Mentioned in the Jinaratnakośa. It is not clear whether it is in Sanskrit or Prakrit or whether, even, it is distinct from other versions.
date
anonymous
Sanskrit
A not very faithful Sanskrit prose paraphrase of the MPCH, at times summarizing, more rarely expanding. This work was edited by Belloni-Filippi in GSA XXV and XXVI (1912-13).
6. Munipati-ṛşi
caupai
anonymous
Gujarati Sam. 1450 No. 1051 of Schubring: Jaina Handschriften. There is also a copy in the private collection of Muni Punyavijayaji. 7. Munipati-rājarși
caritra
Rājacandra Gujarati Sam. 1550 No. 1053 of Schubring: Jaina Handscriften and No. 63 of Calcutta Sanskrit College Catalogue.
8. Munipati-rājarși
caupai Simhakula Gujarati Sam. 1550 Mentioned by M. D. Desai; Jaina sahitya no samkṣipta itihasa, p. 526 and Jaina Gurjara kavio, vol. I, p. 90, and vol. III, p. 515. Simhakula is there stated to have been a pupil of Devagupta Sūri of the Bivandaṇika Gaccha. 9. Munipati-caupai Jayavijaya Gujarati Sam. 1564 Desai Jaina Gurjara kavio, vol. III, p. 542. Jayavijaya is stated to have been the pupil of Anandavimala of the Tapā Gaccha.
10. Munipati-caritra
caupai
Hirakalaśa Gujarati Sam. 1618 Desai Jaina Gurjara kavio, vol. III, p. 726. Hirakalaśa, pupil of Harşaprabhu of the Kharatara Gaccha wrote
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