A paper manuscript of Malayagirisūri's Rājapraśnīyavṛtti, a commentary on the Rājapraśnīyasūtra, the second upāṅgaof the Jaina canon. It mainly deals with the birth of king Pradeśī as Sūryābhadeva, his celestial grandeour and enjoyments, his staging of a drama and a dance in the presence of Lord Mahāvīra, description of his vimāna(celestial vehicle), and a dialogue regarding the identity of soul and body between him and Keśinigrantha, a follower of Lord Pārśva.
Ms. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 115 (R)
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
A paper manuscript of Malayagirisūri's Rājapraśnīyavṛtti, a commentary on the Rājapraśnīyasūtra, the second upāṅgaof the Jaina canon. It mainly deals with the birth of king Pradeśī as Sūryābhadeva, his celestial grandeour and enjoyments, his staging of a drama and a dance in the presence of Lord Mahāvīra, description of his vimāna(celestial vehicle), and a dialogue regarding the identity of soul and body between him and Keśinigrantha, a follower of Lord Pārśva.
Shelfmark
Ms. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 115 (R)
Language
Sanskrit
Ardhamāgadhī Prākrit
Contents
Form
pothī
Support
Paper. 11 25.5
Physical extent
111 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
Śvetāmbara
Jaina
Aṅga
Manuscripts, Sanskrit
Manuscripts, Prakrit
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