[INDOLOGY] Location of the Āmera Śāstra Bhaṇḍāra?

[Ulrich Timme Kragh]

The Amer Sastra Bhandar collection is today held by the Apabhramsa Sahitya Academy, which is located in Jaipur. Access to the collection is good when visiting in person. Remote access might be more difficult but you can try to inquire. Besides Kasliwal’s published catalog, there exists a more recent handlist at the academy. The academy has recently gone over the whole collection to update their information.

You can contact the director Mrs. Shakuntala Jain for more information. It is probably best to write in Hindi but English might also do. I have written a couple of articles about the collection, which can be downloaded from my Academia.edu page. The articles discuss the background and the manuscripts of philosophical and religious texts as well as works on grammar.

Sincerely,
Timme

Ulrich Timme Kragh
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Dear colleagues,

In 1949, Kastūricanda Kāsalīvala (Kasturchand Kasliwala) published a catalogue of MSS in the Amer Sastra Bhandar.  The catalogue is entry 00427 and 0891(1) in Biswas.  Where is this library now?

Biswas said,

0891 ... Amber [image.png]


Can anyone confirm that the collection is now in the temple in the town of Sri Mahaviraji<https://maps.app.goo.gl/9A3BrMGucjMNtcxh7>?  This Jain Heritage website<https://www.jainheritagecentres.com/jainism-in-india/rajasthan/mozamabad/>, which is more recent than Biswas, suggests the collection is now in Mozamabad<https://maps.app.goo.gl/EEFqpYen9m7gnXKX7>, rather.

Best wishes,
Dominik

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