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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Description
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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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