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Kalpa-sūtra and Kālakācārya-kathā (I.O. San. 3177)

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Abhidhāna-cintāmaṇi with Nāmasāroddhāra commentary (Or. 13806)

Aḍhāī-dvīpa

Aḍhāī-dvīpa (069.001)

Aḍhāī-dvīpa (575181i)

Aḍhāī-dvīpa (Add. Or. 1812)

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Aḍhāī-dvīpa (Add. Or. 1814)

Aḍhāī-dvīpa (Circ. 91-1970)

Aḍhāī-dvīpa (IS 6565)

Aḍhāī-dvīpa (Or. 13294)

Aḍhāī-dvīpa (Or. 13937)

Ādityavāra-kathā (Or. 14290)

Āvaśyaka-niryukti (Or. 13550)

Āvaśyaka-niryukti (Or. 13786)

Āvaśyaka-niryukti (Or. 2105 ms. C)

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Bhaktāmara-stotra (Or. 13478)

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Br̥haccūrṇivyākhyā (Or. 1386)

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Cosmic man (Or. 13974)

Ḍholā-Marū and Madhavanala kī copaī (Or. 14687)

Fragments of Jain manuscripts (Or. 13950)

Jambū-dvīpa-prajnapti-sūtra (MS. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 109)

Jasahara-cariu (Beta 1471)

Jina images (Add. 26519)

Jīta-kalpa-sūtra (Or. 1385)

Jnātadharma-kathā (Prakrit d. 4)

Kālakācārya-kathā (Beta 365)

Kālakācārya-kathā (Or. 13475)

Kalpa-sūtra (Gamma 453)

Śakra’s thoughts

Kalpa-sūtra (IM 06-1931)

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Kalpa-sūtra (IM 07-1931)

Birth of Mahāvīra

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Kalpa-sūtra (IM 161-1914)

Kalpa-sūtra (IS 46-1959)

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Kalpa-sūtra (IS 83-1963)

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Kalpa-sūtra (IS 84-1963)

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Kalpa-sūtra (Or. 11921)

Kalpa-sūtra (Or. 12744)

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Kalpa-sūtra (Or. 14262)

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Kalpa-sūtra and Kālakācārya-kathā (I.O. San. 3177)

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Kalpa-sūtra and Kālakācārya-kathā (Tod MS 34)

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Kalpa-sūtra with Gujarati commentary (Or. 13701)

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Kalpa-sūtra with Sanskrit glosses (Or. 13455)

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Karma-kāṇḍa with Persian commentary (MS. Wilson 262)

Laghu-kṣetra-samāsa with Gujarāti commentary (Add. 26374)

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Līlāvatī (Or. 13457)

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Mahāniśītha-sūtra (Prakrit d. 18)

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Mandala with 24 Jinas (Or. 13472)

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Ratnākara-panca-viṃśatikā (Or. 15633/197)

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Saṃgrahaṇī and Karma-granthas (Or. 2137 ms. B)

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Saṃgrahaṇī-ratna - Dharmameru's commentary (Or. 13456)

Seven armies of the Bhavanavāsin king

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Opening page – floral decoration

Saṃgrahaṇī-ratna (Or. 13454)

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Palm of the hand

Sāmudrika-śāstra (Add. 26,461)

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Ṣaṣṭiśataka with Sanskrit commentary (Or. 13179)

Seven Chakras of the Subtle Body

Seven Chakras of the Subtle Body (Circ. 321-1972)

Siddhāntālāpaka (Or. 2137 ms. A)

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Śrāddhavidhi-viniścaya (Or. 2120 ms. B)

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Śrīpāla-kathā (Or. 2126 ms. A)

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Tattva-bodha-prakaraṇa (Or. 2112 ms. B)

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Triṣaṣṭi-śalākā-puruṣa-caritra (Beta 1689)

A universal gathering and monastic discipline

Uttarādhyayana-sūtra (IS 2-1972)

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Uttarādhyayana-sūtra (Or. 13362)

Indrabhūti Gautama

Uttarādhyayana-sūtra (Or. 13476)

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Uttarādhyayana-sūtra (Prakrit c.1)

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Vijñapti-patra (Or. 16192)

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Vītarāga-stotra with commentary (MS. Sansk. d. 317)

Viveka-vilāsa (Or. 2136 ms. A)

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Yati-pratikramaṇa with commentary (MS. Sansk. d. 310)

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Background

The Kālakācārya-kathā – 'story of the religious teacher Kālaka' – emphasises the connection between religious practice and magical abilities. As an accomplished Jain teacher, Kālaka can master various magical sciences and transmute brick into gold. He uses his powers to help the Śakas, a foreign population. In exchange, the Śakas help him destroy the wicked King Gardabhilla.

This eventful tale belongs to the Śvetāmbara Jain tradition. It is known in several versions in various languages and is often illustrated. The version in this manuscript corresponds to that of Devacandra-sūri’s commentary on the Mūla-śuddhi-prakaraṇa, composed in 1089 (1146 VS). It is written in Prakrit, in both prose and verse.

The story is frequently found as an appendix to the Kalpa-sūtra because the last part of the story explains how Kālaka changed the date of Paryuṣaṇ. This annual festival was moved from the fifth day of the bright half of the month Bhādrapada – roughly equivalent to August to September – to the fourth. The Kalpa-sūtra has a central role in Paryuṣaṇ.

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    • Shelfmark:

      I.O. San. 3177

    • Author:

      unknown

    • Date of creation:

      1437

    • Folio number:

      143 verso

    • Total number of folios:

      155

    • Place of creation:

      Patan, Gujarat

    • Language:

      Ardhamāgadhī Prākrit in Devanāgarī script

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      opaque watercolour and gold on coloured paper

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      29 x 9 cms

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    Kalpa-sūtra and Kālakācārya-kathā (I.O. San. 3177)

    Kālaka preaches to the fourfold community

    • Source:

      The British Library Board

    • Shelfmark:

      I.O. San. 3177

    • Author:

      unknown

    • Date of creation:

      1437

    • Folio number:

      143 verso

    • Total number of folios:

      155

    • Place of creation:

      Patan, Gujarat

    • Language:

      Ardhamāgadhī Prākrit in Devanāgarī script

    • Medium:

      opaque watercolour and gold on coloured paper

    • Size:

      29 x 9 cms

    • Copyright:

      CC0 1.0 (Creative Commons Public Domain)

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