Universal Values of Prakrit Texts

Author(s): Prem Suman Jain
Publisher: Bahubali Prakrit Vidyapeeth and Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan

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ment: ukta Jasaharacariu ki abhi tak kul miläkar (Maujamābād, Vyāvar evam
Dilli sthit) 3 pratiyām hi jñāt evam upalabdha haim aur yah aścārya kā vicay hai ki ve tinom hī sacitra haim. in mem se ek (Dillī) prati apūrna hai; uskā mātra uttarārdha hi prāpta hai. ata% use upalabdha karne kā prayās maimne nahīm kiyā (1974: Āmukh p. 9).
Taken together, all this is rather intriguing: 42 folios are said to be missing by Garg 1991; 41 folios are available in London. The second half is recorded as available in India, the first half is in London. This cannot be a mere coincidence. The difference of one page may be explained by the numbering difficulty on fol. 10, numbered both as 10 and 11 in the London half.
As a plausible hypothesis, I suggest that the three parts known so far belong to the same manuscript. The following reconstitution could be proposed: folios 1-3 location unknown; possibly mixed with other Jain mss. of the
Wellcome Trust, London? folios 4-5 Wellcome Trust, London, “Beta 1471”. Acquired in India in
the beginning of the 20h century if it is a part of the manuscripts collected for Sir Henry Wellcome by his various agents in India (see Allan 2003: 16ff.). No information about this spe
cific manuscript. folio 6 location unknown; possibly mixed with other Jain mss. of the
Wellcome Trust, London? folios 7-41 Wellcome Trust, London, “Beta 1471" folios 42-44 location unknown folio 45 Los Angeles County Museum of Art “M.90.86.1" folio 46ff. Originally Shantinatha Shvetambara Mandir, Rupnagar, Delhi.
Where at present: Still there? Mrs. Saryu Doshi private collection? Museums or private collectors outside India?
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