Essay name: Brihatkatha-kosha (cultural study)
Author:
Himanshu Shekhar Acharya
Affiliation: Pondicherry University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay is an English study of the Brihatkatha-kosha reflecting cultural traditions of the life of people in ancient and medieval India during the 10th century. The Brihatkathakosha contains a collection of Jain Kathas (stories) intended to propagate Jain ideology and inspire people to lead a religio-ethical life. The book is written in over 12,000 Sanskrit verses
Chapter 2 - Brihatkatha-kosha鈥擜 literary study
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NOTES AND REFERENCES
1. Padmapur膩峁嘺, 14.106.
2. A History of Sanskrit Literature, p.142.
3. The Adyar Library Bulletin, vol.xxxviii, intro.
4. Adipur膩na, 1.74; K盲vy膩la峁僰膩ra, 1.19.21.
5. Adipur膩峁嘺, 1.99.
6. The Jaina in the History of Indian Literature, p.82.
7. Contribution of Jainism to Indian Culture, p.70.
8. Ibid.
9. On the Literature of Svetambaras in Gujurat, also quoted by Winternitz, opcit.
10. Bloomfield, P膩r艣van膩thacarita, The Life and Stories of P膩rsvan膩tha, p.183.
11. For the occurrences of these motifs in the BKK. See section Leading Fiction
Motifs in Jaina Stories. p.30.
12. The Life and Stories of Parsvandtha, p.233.
The language of the medieval Sanskrit texts composed by Jaina authors from
Gujurat and round about are critically studied by scholars like Weber, Jacobi,
Hertel, Bloomfield and Upadhye. The readers may refere to their works for
detailed discussion on various aspects of Jaina Sanskrit.
