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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
INTRODUCTION
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Nirvāna. Naturally the source for this topic is the Adipurāna' of Jinasena (c. middle of the 9th century A, D.) whom Panditácărya mainly follows for the various events. One can compare the details of each Prabandha with certain sections in the Adipurāņa. The descriptions generally included in the Aştakas are not found necessarily in the same sequence, but can be spotted in some other contexts of the Adipurāņa. In some places common words and expressions can be easily detected. In fine, as far as I have seen, Panditācārya has not gone beyond the Adipurāņa for his contents.
How the Sections from the GV correspond to the various contexts in the Adipurāņa of Jinasena can be seen from the following table : Gītavítarăga
Adipurāņa 5. 14-26, 27 f.; also 156, 161, 5. 195; also 209, 213 f., 228,
253. 5. 259 f., 291-2, 289. 6. 26 f., 89-90, 124 f., 163 f.,
170 f. 6. 173, 179; 7. 116 f., 124 f.,
141. 7. 141 f. 7. 154 f., 159 f., 200-1 f.;
8.19 f.; 9. 1 f., 21 f. viii
9. 34 f., 94 f.
Varanasi
1) Ed. Bharatiya Jrānafitha, 2nd ed., Parts I-II,
19:3-65,
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