A catalogue of manuscripts in the Panjab Jaina Bhandaras
- Type
- Descriptive catalogue
- Languages
- Gujarati, Hindi, Prakrit, Sanskrit
- Collections
- Jaina Bhandaras, Panjab
- Online
- No online copy known
- Sources
- Attested in:
- Biswas 1998 no. 0783
- Janert 1965 no. UC.30
- NCC 1984 list, “JBhP. I”
Description (Biswas 1998)
[No more volume published]. Sub- title: A catalogue of manuscripts in the Jain Bhandaras of the Panjab = Panjābdeśasthjainabhāṇḍāgarānām sūcīpatram. Description of 3168 (about 2568 Sanskrit and Prakrit, 500 Gujarati and 100 Hindi mss.) in tabular form; with extracts (beginning, ending, colophons) of select 15 Sanskrit and 6 Hindi mss. Arranged by title A-Z. Location of each mss. has been indicated. No index. Introduction throws light of genesis of Jain Bhandaras in India in general and in the Panjab in particular. "It was in 1917 ... the late Dr. A.C. Woolner having come to know of their existence, turned his attention in this direction.... So far five bhandaras have been examined, viz. those at Ambala city, Amritsar, Nakodar, Patti and Zira. The total number of mss. examined is 3169. Their notices numbering 876, 615, 479, 366 and 711 respectively, are preserved in the Punjab University Library; from those notices were prepared the catalogue, the introduction and the appendices." -Introduction p. vii.
From S. C. Biswas, Bibliographic Survey of Indian Manuscript Catalogues (Delhi, 1998), no. 0783, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.
Annotation (Janert 1965)
([Possibly the same as:] "Catalogue of 3168 Manuscripts in the Jain Bhandars of the Punjab, Part 1, by Banarsi Das, Lahore, Oriental College.")
From K. L. Janert, An Annotated Bibliography of the Catalogues of Indian Manuscripts (Wiesbaden, 1965), no. UC.30, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.