Element Of Jaina Geography - The Jambudvipasamgrahani of Haribhadra Suri

Author: Frank Van Den Bossche
Translator(s)/ Edito: Haribhadra Suri/Prabhananda suri
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Year: 2007
Language: multilingual
Pages: 327
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8120829344

Description

The present work provides a critical edition and translation of the Jambudvipasamgrahani of Haribhadra Suri (c. 1123 A.D.) together with its Sanskrit commentary by Prabhananda Suri.

The Jambudvipasamgrahani is one of the minor (Laghu) texts of Jaina Geography written in standard Maharastri. It consists of thirty gathas and describes the structure of Jambudvipa in a very concise manner.

Together with its commentary it was one of the primary sources used by W. Kirfel for his comprehensive Die Kosmographie de Inder nach den Quellen dargestellt (1920).

Contents

Preface
Abbreviations and typesetting

INTRODUTION
Jaina cosmography and geography
The Jambudvipasamgrahani and its Vrtti
Haribhadra Suri and Prabhananda Suri
The text
The subject matter: ten topics
The critical edition
The printed editions
The manuscripts

TEXT AND TRANSLATION
Mangalacarana
SUTRA 1
SUTRA 2
SUTRA 3
SUTRA 4 & 5
SUTRA 6
SUTRA 7
SUTRA 8
SUTRA 9 & 10
SUTRA 11 & 12
SUTRA 13
SUTRA 14
SUTRA 15
SUTRA 16
SUTRA 17
SUTRA 18
SUTRA 19
SUTRA 20
SUTRA 21
SUTRA 22
SUTRA 23
SUTRA 24
SUTRA 25
SUTRA 26
SUTRA 27
SUTRA 28
SUTRA 29
SUTRA 30


APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1:
The circumference of Jambudvipa
APPENDIX 2:
Materials for the study of the
Jaina Haribhadras


FIGURES

Fig. 1 The Jaina Universe
Fig. 2 The Continents
Fig. 3 The Main Mountain Ranges
Fig. 4 The Main Rivers
Fig. 5 The Lakes
Fig. 6 Bharata
Fig. 7 Mahavideha - the Provinces
Fig. 8 Mahavideha - the Mountain ranges
Fig. 9 Mahavideha - the Inland Rivers
Fig. 10 Devakuru & Uttarakuru
Fig. 11 A Povince in Mahavideha
Fig. 12 The Vaitadhya or Vijayardha Mountains


Bibliography

Index