Descriptive Catalogue of Govt Collections of Manuscripts Part 3

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

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Preface
428 Yaśobhadra is not the author of Vaggaculiya (this is the correct name), but Jasabhadda, the man who is introduced as the teller of the story.
246 Not a commentary to Jambuddivapannatti, but a treatise dealing with calculations concerning the Jambudvipa continent. The true title is Jambuddviva-karanacunni (vide the Berlin Ms.) and some scribes have only been misled to write J. D.-pannatli (or pannattikarana) cunni. Cf. Str. 3 of the text.
587 must not be called Pañcakappasuttacunņi, since a P. K. sutta never existed nor have curni and bhāṣya the word satra. In other cases, though there was a sutta or sutra, still the authors did not use that word, e. g. they never wrote Ayärangasuttacunni, Acarangasitraṭika, but only Avaracunni, Acarațika. Similarly Vuddhakappasutta seems to be a fiction, since the true name is Kappa.
I do not intend to make here any comments on these suggestions. I shall therefore simply mention that on p. 58 we meet with Śri-Sthanängasúträrtha.
Now a word about the following entries printed in the Jaina Catalogue (pt. II, p. 299) :
(1) In line to we have: "composed (?)".
This should be replaced by "completed".
(2) "Author.-Not mentioned. According to the tradition Jinadasa Gani Mahattara."
The words "Not mentioned. According to the tradition" should be droped; for, the author has mentioned his name in a queer way in the verse noted on p. 299 and has probably given the clue, too. But before we can see it, the first carana requires an emendation as under :
णिरेणणागत्तमहा सदा जिना
These letters when properly re-arranged can be read as 'जिणदासगाणणा महान्तरेण. " Thus this supplies us with the author's
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name.
On p. 449 of this part III, the author is not mentioned, but he is said be Jinadasa Gani Mahattara.
Before I conclude this Preface, I may mention that I have tried to make this Part III as up to date as possible by making necessary additions while going through the proof-sheets. This will explain why there is anachronism at times.
1 I use this word as the pertinent verse is incorrect.
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