Bühler, Georg, 1837-1898

A 17th-century paper manuscript of the Antarakathāsaṃgraha, a collection of moral tales by Rājaśekharaof Maladhāra Gaccha. This work is a collection of moral stories in prose. It is also called Vinodakathāsaṃgraha. Ms. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 30

A paper manuscript of Ratnaśekhara's Kṣetrasamāsa, summary of Jain geography, with the commentary Kṣetrasamāsāvacūri. — Gujarat. MS. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 38

A 17th-century paper manuscript of Bhāvacandrasūri's Śāntināthacaritra. This work describes the life of 16th Lord Śāntinātha in Sanskrit prose with his earlier twelve births. MS. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 39

A paper manuscript of the Paḍikkamaṇasuttaof the Jaina canon. A manual of ethics. Complete, but very inaccurate and badly written. — Nepal. MS. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 42

A 17th-century paper manuscript of the Uttarajjhayaṇasutta Uttarādhyayanasūtra, a part of the Jaina canon, with a commentary ( ṭabo) in Old Gujarātī by disciple of Pārśvacanda of Añcala gaccha. Written by Muni Premacandra for his own recitation. MS. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 45

A 17th-century paper manuscript of the Uttarajjhayaṇasutta Uttarādhyayanasūtra, a part of the Jaina canon, with a commentary ( kathā) in Sanskrit. The first mūlasūtra is with Sanskrit kathās to illustrate the text and from ff. 10-119 with glosses in bhāṣā. MS. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 46

A paper manuscript of Bandhuṣena's Bhairavapadmāvatīkalpaṭīkā, a commentary to Malliṣeṇa's Bhairavapadmāvatīkalpa, a stotrain praise of 23rd Lord Pārśvanātha and the goddess Padmāvatī. Ms. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 53

A paper manuscript of the Jambūdvīpaprajñaptisūtra, the sixth upāṅgaof the Jaina canon. MS. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 109 (R)

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)

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)

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)