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This work is the 6th aṅga of the Jaina canon. It is divided into two śrutaskandhas. The former has 19sub-divisions called adhyayanas and the later, 10, styled as vargas. This entire work deals with narratives having moral and religious purposes behind it. These narratives are free from sectarian spirit and are useful to the persons of any and every school of thought.

Ms. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 113 (R)

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Title

This work is the 6th aṅga of the Jaina canon. It is divided into two śrutaskandhas. The former has 19sub-divisions called adhyayanas and the later, 10, styled as vargas. This entire work deals with narratives having moral and religious purposes behind it. These narratives are free from sectarian spirit and are useful to the persons of any and every school of thought.

Shelfmark

Ms. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 113 (R)

Language

Ardhamāgadhī Prākrit

Contents

Form

pothī

Support

Paper. 11 27

Physical extent

228 ff.

Hands

Jainanāgarī in black ink.

Acquisition

Donated to the Indian Institute by Monier-Williams, Monier M. Monier-Williams.

Provenance

Collected by Bühler, Georg Georg Bühler in 1877-78.

Subject

Jaina

Śvetāmbara

Aṅga

Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Manuscripts, Prakrit

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  • Monier-Williams, Monier, Sir, 1819-1899

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