Samgrahani Sutra: A Rare 17th Century Jaina Illustrated Manuscript in the Salar Jung Museum Library, Hyderabad, India

Soma Ghosh

Librarian and Media Officer, Salar Jung Museum, Ministry of Culture, Govt.of India, Hyderabad, Telangana. Email: somaghosh1133@gmail.com

Volume 5, Number 1, 2021 I Full-Text PDF

DOI: 10.21659/cjad.51.v5n101

Abstract

The article analyses a rare and interesting illustrated manuscript on paper from the 17th century at the Salar Jung Museum Library, the Jaina ‘Samgrahani Sutra’ with 27 one-sided illustrations and 11 illustrations on both sides of the paper. In its entirety, the loose leaves are 76 including the illustrated papers. The origin of the manuscript is from Gujarat, Western India.

Keywords: Samgrahani Sutra, Jaina illustrated manuscript, Jainism

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