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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)

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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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  • Malayagirisūri

  • Bühler, Georg, 1837-1898

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

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