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THE WORLD OF JAINISM
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Buddhism. The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Catholic Encyclopaedia, etc. A project could be undertaken for the same.
For the last century or so, manuscripts from the Jain Bhandaras have been procured in large libraries. Surveys of the Bhandaras had also been undertaken. Catalogues of these and also of the manuscripts existing in the Bhandaras have been compiled and published. Many manuscripts have also been published. Yet there are other unpublished manuscripts and also those which are not still catalogued. Projects could be launched for the same. Several catalogues that are available, are as follows:
1. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Jain Bhandars at Jesalmere: Compiled by C. D. Dalal, edited with introduction, indexes and notes on unpublished works etc., by Lalchandra Bhagwandas Gandhi, Central Library, Baroda, 1923. (Gaekwad's Oriental Series 21) Reviewed in Indian Antiquary vol. 55, April 1926, p. 78-79.
2. Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts and other books in Sri Ailak Pannalal Digambar Jain Sarasvati Bhavan, Jhalrapatan, (With the title Granthanamavali): Published by Ailak Pannalal Digambar Jain Sarasvati Bhavan (Jhalrapatan) 1933.
3. Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Government Collection under the care of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, etc.: Compiled by Haraprasad Bhattacharya. Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta, 1917-1966. In 14 volumes. Vol. 13 — Jaina (Sanskrit and Prakrit). Separate index.
4. Descriptive Catalogue of the Government Collections of Manuscripts: In 19 volumes. Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona.
Vol. 17 – Jaina Literature and Philosophy. Compiled by H. R. Kapadia. It consists of five parts.
Vol. 18 — Jaina literature and Philosophy.
Part 1 – Logic, Metaphysics etc. Compiled by H. R. Kapadia. Nos. 1-305. 1952, xii, xxvi.
Vol. 19 – Jaina literature and Phylosophy (Hymnology). Compiled by H. R. Kapadia.
Part 1, sec. 1 – Svetambara works. Nos. 1-354, 1957. Part 1, sec. 2 – Narratives (Jaina literature). Part 2 – Svetambara and Digambara works 1962.
5. List of the Strassburg Collection of Digambara Manuscripts: Compiled by E. Leumann.
Bibliothèque Nationale Et Universitaire, Strassbourg.
6. Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrit and Prakrit Manuscripts in the Library of the University of Bombay (Bhagvatsinghji Collection and H. M. Bhadkamkar Collection):
