Jaina Bibliography Part 2

SR No.: 016036
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: A N Upadhye
Publisher: Veer Seva Mandir Trust
Publication Year: 1982
Total Pages: 900
Language: English
Classification: Dictionary & Dictionary
File Size: 15 MB

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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
P. 120. Hemacandra's Prākrit grammar containing independent sūtras : Trivikrama and Laksmīdhara mention Hemacandra as their authority.
P. 122. The success and and arrangement of terms of Hemacandra's grammar -his sources.
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Suniti Kumar CHATTERJI-The origin and Development of the Bengali Language. 2 vols, Calcutta, 1926.
Vol. I. Pp. 53-54. Employment of languages based on eastern vernaculars by Buddhism and Jainism-but Sanskrit gradually accepted by Buddhists and Jains.
P. 58. Jains preserved the original Western Prācya language of the teach. ings of Mahāvira-oldest Jain texts written in Ardhamāgadhi.
P. 63. The Rādhas mentioned as a barbarous people in Jain tradition which goes back to the 6th century B.c,
P. 71. The Ayāranga Sutta describes Lādha and Subbha (Rādha, Suhma) as inhabited by churlish people.
P. 72. In 4th century B.c. Jainism was spreading in North, Central and West Bengal Pundra-vardhana was a Jain centre in the time of Asoka, according to the Divyāvadāna--in the beginning of 2nd century B.c. Kalinga had a Jain king (Khāravela).
P. 76. Jain Upāngas include Bengal (Tāmalitta and Vanga) among Aryan lands.
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K. S. Ramaswami Sastry SIROMANI—Forgotten Karikās of Kumārila-(A.I.O.C., Session IV ; 1926).
Pp. 83-84. Some Karikās of Kumarila found in Jain literature. These Jain authors also flourished in the philosophical field close after Kumārila from 8001100 A D., and their authority is not questionable. Jain authors:
(1) Vidyānanda-about 800 A.D.
(2) Abhayadevasūri ---second half of fourth century A.D.