A paper manuscript of the Bhagavatīsūtra. This work is the fifth aṅgaof Jaina canon. It mainly elucidates the fundamental tenets of Jainism. It contains 41 śatakas or chapters with occasional sub-divisions styled as uddeśakas. It comprises 36,000 questions. It is also known as Vivāhaprajñapti or Vyākhyāprajñaptisūtra.
Ms. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 114 (R)
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
A paper manuscript of the Bhagavatīsūtra. This work is the fifth aṅgaof Jaina canon. It mainly elucidates the fundamental tenets of Jainism. It contains 41 śatakas or chapters with occasional sub-divisions styled as uddeśakas. It comprises 36,000 questions. It is also known as Vivāhaprajñapti or Vyākhyāprajñaptisūtra.
Shelfmark
Ms. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 114 (R)
Language
Ardhamāgadhī Prākrit
Contents
Form
pothī
Support
Paper. 11 25.5
Physical extent
388 ff.
Hands
Jainanāgarī in black ink. Scribe: Jopadevajī
Acquisition
Donated to the Indian Institute by Monier-Williams, Monier M. Monier-Williams.
Provenance
Collected by Bühler, Georg Georg Bühler in 1877-78.
Subject
Manuscripts, Sanskrit
Manuscripts, Prakrit
Śvetāmbara
Jaina
Aṅga
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Connections
People associated with this object
- Jopadevajī
- Sudharmāsvāmī
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Monier-Williams, Monier, Sir, 1819-1899
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Bühler, Georg, 1837-1898
