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Kalpa-sūtra (Or. 11921)

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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)

Aḍhāī-dvīpa (Add. Or. 1813)

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)

Text starts – Ṛṣabha meditating

Bhaktāmara-stotra (Or. 13478)

Bhaktāmara-stotra (Or. 13741)

Br̥haccūrṇivyākhyā (Or. 1386)

Caturviṃśati-stava (Or. 13623)

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)

Text

Kalpa-sūtra (IM 07-1931)

Birth of Mahāvīra

Kalpa-sūtra (IM 08-1931)

Text

Kalpa-sūtra (IM 09-1931)

Nemi decides not to marry

Kalpa-sūtra (IM 10-1931)

Mahāvīra plucks out his hair

Kalpa-sūtra (IM 11-1931)

A Jina’s omniscience and preaching

Kalpa-sūtra (IM 12-1931)

Text

Kalpa-sūtra (IM 161-1914)

Kalpa-sūtra (IS 46-1959)

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Kalpa-sūtra (IS 83-1963)

Section on Mahāvīra

Kalpa-sūtra (IS 84-1963)

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Kalpa-sūtra (Or. 12744)

Section on Mahāvīra

Kalpa-sūtra (Or. 13341)

Section on Mahāvīra

Kalpa-sūtra (Or. 13342)

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Kalpa-sūtra (Or. 13700)

Kalpa-sūtra (Or. 13959)

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Kalpa-sūtra (Or. 14262)

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Kalpa-sūtra (Or. 5149)

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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 commentary (Gamma 3)

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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)

Homage to Sarasvatī

Līlāvatī (Or. 13457)

Last page – colophon

Mahāniśītha-sūtra (Prakrit d. 18)

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Mandala with 24 Jinas (Or. 13472)

Manuscript cover of the 14 dreams

Manuscript cover (IS 20-1978)

Fourteen auspicious dreams

Manuscript cover (IS 50-1983)

Head of a man surrounded by text

Medicine and karma (Beta 1469)

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Personification of a planet (Circ. 325-1972)

Personification of a planet

Personification of a planet (Circ. 326-1972)

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Sanskrit hymn in 25 stanzas

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

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Śālibhadra-caupaī (Or. 13524)

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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

Saṃgrahaṇī-ratna (IS 2-1984)

Opening page – floral decoration

Saṃgrahaṇī-ratna (Or. 13454)

Saṃgrahaṇī-ratna or Trailokyadīpikā (IS 35-1971)

Saṃgrahaṇī-ratna with Gujarati commentary (Or. 2116 ms. C)

Palm of the hand

Sāmudrika-śāstra (Add. 26,461)

First page with peacocks

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)

Snakes and ladders

Snakes and ladders (Circ. 324-1972)

Śrāddhavidhi-viniścaya (Or. 2120 ms. B)

Modern page – shelfmark and provenance

Śrīpāla-kathā (Or. 2126 ms. A)

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Śrīpāla-rāsa and Gujarati commentary (Or. 13622)

Sūri-mantra-paṭa (065.001)

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

Paper manuscript cover

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)

Final colophon

Uttarādhyayana-sūtra (Prakrit c.1)

Victory banner

Victory banner (IM 89-1936)

Vijñapti-patra (Or. 16192)

Title page

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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Fourteen dreams

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Siddhārtha’s toilette

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Siddhārtha and Triśalā

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Mahāvīra’s birth

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Vigil on the sixth night

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Mahāvīra gives away his possessions

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Mahāvīra’s palanquin and initiation

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Mahāvīra undergoes trials

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Mahāvīra’s omniscience

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Mahāvīra’s emancipation

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Indrabhūti Gautama’s omniscience

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Pārśva, the 23rd Jina

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Nemi, the 22nd Jina

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Twenty Jinas

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R̥ṣabha, the first Jina

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Mahāvīra’s 11 chief disciples

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Episodes from Vajra-svāmin’s life

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Fourfold community

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Closing page – floral pattern

Background

The Kalpa-sūtra is the most frequently illustrated Jain text of the Śvetāmbara sect. It is read and recited by monks in the festival of Paryuṣaṇ, which takes place in August to September each year.

The first part of the Kalpa-sūtra deals with the lives of the Jinas, especially Mahāvīra, Pārśva, Nemi and Ṛṣabha. It features almost identical stories of their births, lives as princes, renunciation, enlightenment and emancipation.

The second part – Sthavirāvali – is a praise of the early teachers of Jainism. The third part – Sāmācārī – deals with particular monastic rules to be followed during the rainy season.

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Glossary

    • Source:

      The British Library Board

    • Shelfmark:

      Or. 11921

    • Author:

      unknown

    • Date of creation:

      1488

    • Folio number:

      4 verso

    • Total number of folios:

      75

    • Place of creation:

      western India

    • Language:

      Ardhamāgadhī Prākrit in Devanāgarī script

    • Medium:

      opaque watercolour on paper with gold

    • Size:

      28.5 x 11.5 cms

    • Copyright:

      CC0 1.0 (Creative Commons Public Domain)

    • Image Copyright:

      Creative Commons Public Domain

    Kalpa-sūtra (Or. 11921)

    Section on Mahāvīra

    • Source:

      The British Library Board

    • Shelfmark:

      Or. 11921

    • Author:

      unknown

    • Date of creation:

      1488

    • Folio number:

      4 verso

    • Total number of folios:

      75

    • Place of creation:

      western India

    • Language:

      Ardhamāgadhī Prākrit in Devanāgarī script

    • Medium:

      opaque watercolour on paper with gold

    • Size:

      28.5 x 11.5 cms

    • Copyright:

      CC0 1.0 (Creative Commons Public Domain)

    • Image Copyright:

      Creative Commons Public Domain

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