Visesavasyakabhasya Part 1

Author(s): Jinbhadrasuri, Dalsukh Malvania
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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PREFACE
Thie present volume contains the text of Višeşāvaśyakabhāşya by Jinabhadragani Kșamáśramaņa (c. 1. D. 489-593) and also the text of the auto-commentary. Two editions of Višeşivaśyakabhäşya have already been published one with the commentary by Malachäri Hemacandra and the other with the commentary by Kotyācārya. Even the Gujarati translation of Višeșivaśyakabhäşya has been printed. But upto this date the auto-commentary has remained unpublished. We are happy to bring it out (along with the text of Višeşivasyakabhāşya ) for the first time. This volume contains only a portion of the auto-commentary. The remaining part of the same will be out very soon. It is interesting to note that this auto-commentary which was left incomplete by Jiaabhadragani was completed by Kottårya who is different from the coinmentator Kotyä. carya already mentioned above.
The following mss. and printed editions are used while preparing this volume. 1. : This ms, is the oldest one of all the available mss. of Viseså
vasyakabhāşya. It is preserved in the famous Jaina Bhandira of Palm-leave mss., which was established by Kharataragacchiya Jinabhadrasuri in the Jaina temple at Jesalmera. The description of this ms, as given by Muni Shri Punyavijayaji in his New Catalogue (p. 39) of the mss, in the said Bhandara is : No. 116; Palm leaves 284; size 16.!" x 2"; ms. copied in the first half of the tenth century: condition best. For the description of the same ms. one may also reier to the Catalogue of Januscripts at Jesalmera (G.O.S.). No. 1, p. 9.
While reorganizing the above-mentioned Bhandara Muni Shri Punyavijayaji came across this ms, and he at once noticed its two special features the onle that it is the oldest ms. in the Bhandara and the