Descriptive Catalogue of Govt Collections of Manuscripts Part 3

Author(s): Hiralal R Kapadia
Publisher: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute

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important work brought in any part of the world which had not to use, in some way or other, Mss. of this library.”
In this connection I may add that I have already collected by this time data which can give a clue to the nature of the Jaina Mss.' at the Institute, regarding their material etc.; but I think it better to reserve this topic till the completion of the printing of Vol. XVII. In the meanwhile I may however draw the kind attention of the authorities concerned to the fact that it will immensely enhance the value of this magnificient library, if an attempt can be made to procure, if available, a Ms. or a transcription of each of the following works and the like forming the Āgamika class :
(1) Pañcakappasutta. (2) Mahanisihasuttacunni. ( 3 ) Lakşmikallola Gani's commentary on Āyarangasutta. (4) A commentary on Uttarajjhayaņasutta, by Vinayahỉsa. (5) Dānasekhara's commentary on Bhagavaisutta.
(6) Malayagiri Sūri's commentary on Piņdanijjuttı. Now a word about some of the discrepencies that have crept into this work. They are :
(i) On p. 154 Avagahanadvära and Gatidvära are mentioned as separate works but really speaking they form a part and parcel of Sangrahaniratna.
(ii) Nos. 954 and 959 deal with the same work, but even then this Ms. is somehow described twice ; so, one of the descriptions is to be discarded.
(iii) No. 969 ought to have been assigned a place after No. 970 as it fits in with the plan of the inter-arrangement of Mss. dealing with the same work laid down by the Institute. A similar remark holds good in the case of Nos. 1099 and 1100. Vide foot-note I of p. 460.
(iv) In some cases the subject-matter deserves to be reconsidered, and I may cite as an example the case of works having Serial Nos. 934 to 952 ; but this cannot be done now as it means rehandling the corresponding Mss. and carrying on a thorough investigation of the entire problem of the constituents of the
1 A general survey of the Jaina Manuscripts with casual references to these Mss. is made by me in my paper on The Jaina Manuscripts (pp. 98-127) published in “Journal of the University of Bombay" (vol. VII, pt. 2, September 1938).