Jain Siddhant Bhawan
Jain Siddhant Bhawan (also known as Shree Dev Kumar Jain Oriental Library) is a Jain Oriental library in Arrah.[1] It has a good collection of old palm leaf manuscripts.[2]
| Type | Oriental Library |
|---|---|
| Established | 1903 |
| Location | Arrah, India |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Books, manuscripts, paintings |
Building details | |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Architectural style | Jain |
| Country | India |
| Construction started | 1903 |
| Other information | |
| Parking | No |
History
It was established by Dev Kumar Jain in 1903. One day he saw a person selling old and rare books; to save those books he bought them and started collecting old and rare books.[3] Nearly four decades ago it started coming under Magadh University and later after the establishment of Veer Kunwar Singh University it was associated with it.[4]
Collection
It has a great collection of 25,000 printed books and 8,000 handwritten books in various languages like Bhojpuri, Tamil, Gujarati, Pali, Magadhi Prakrit, English, Kannada, etc.[5][6]
References
- Gottschalk, Peter (2013). Religion, Science, and Empire: Classifying Hinduism and Islam in British India. OUP USA. ISBN 0195393015.
- Dvivedi, Ramchand (1976). Jaina vidyā kā sāṃskr̥tika avadāna. Ādarśa Sāhitya Saṅgha.
- "दुर्लभ ताड़पत्र व पांडुलिपियों का अस्तित्व खतरे में". Jagaran.
- "जैन व प्राच्य विद्या का महत्वपूर्ण केंद्र आरा की यह लाइब्ररी, खतरे में दुर्लभ ताड़पत्र व पांडुलिपियों का अस्तित्व". Jagran.
- "बिहार के इस जिले में 107 साल पुरानी जैन लाइब्रेरी, जहां जाया करते थे बड़े-बड़े राजनेता और लेखक". AVB News.
- Jaina Ramayana. Arrah: Shri Dev Kumar Jain Oriental Library. 1990.
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