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| Keywords: Sankhitta Sangheyani Cosmography.jpg en http //www schoyencollection com/religions htm MS in Jain Maharastri Prakrit and Sanskrit on paper Gujerat or Rajastan West India 17th c 35 ff 11x25 cm single column 8x22 cm 7 lines in Jain Devanagari book script punctuation and verses in red red and yellow margin lines 33 high quality miniatures maps and diagrams in colours The text is a much studied short summary of the fundamentals of Jaina cosmography and geography commonly known as the Sangrahaninirayana Laghusangrahani Sangrahaniratna or Trailokyadipika the Illuminating Gloss on the Tripartite World The diagrams explain why the duplicate sun and moon orbiting the central mountain Merle according to Jaina cosmographers are never observed simultaneously Sricandra 12-13th c monk of the Harsapuriya Gaccha of Ivetambara sect and a pupil of Maladharin Hemacandra The original text as published by the DLP with the commentary of Devabhadra a disciple of the author consists of 274 mnemonic gathas stanzas divided into 7 chapters http //www schoyencollection com/religions_files/ms4465-3 jpg 17th Century Art from manuscript 17th Century CE PD-Art Jain manuscripts Jain diagrams | ||||
