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{{Short description|14th century Sanskrit text}} |
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| author = Acharya Ajitprabhasuri |
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| period = 1397 C.E. |
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'''Shantinatha Charitra''' is a ] text that describes the life of 16th ] ''tirthankara'' ]. It was written in 1397 CE. This text has been declared as a global treasure by ]. The manuscripts of this text was inherited by late Muni ]ji through his family. He then donated it to ]. The text contains minature paintings drawn in multi-colour. This is the oldest example of Jain miniature painting. |
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'''Shantinatha Charitra''' is a ] text of the ] of ] that describes the life of 16th '']'' ]. It was written by Acharya Ajitprabhasuri in 1397 CE. This text has been registered into ] by ]. |
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== History == |
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This text was written in 1397 C.E. by ] monk ''Acharya'' ''Ajitprabhasuri'' on paper-palm leaves and was inherited by late ''Muni Punyavijayji'' through his family. He then donated it to ] in 1961.{{Sfn|International memory of the world register - Shāntinātha Charitra|p=1}}{{Sfn|Sinha|2013}} |
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{{cite news|last=Sinha|first=Kounteya|title=Rare Jain text declared world heritage document|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/Rare-Jain-text-declared-world-heritage-document/articleshow/20692578.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|agency=Times News Network (TNN)|location=London|month=June|year=2013}} |
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== Description == |
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The manuscript talks about peace, non-violence and brotherhood through examples from ] previous births and the final birth as a ]. It is a biographical text that adheres to the beliefs of the ] tradition. and was composed and written in the late 14th century.{{Sfn|Sinha|2013}} This is the oldest example of miniature painting. These illustrations are beautifully drawn in multi-colour and are examples of a highly evolved style of painting.{{Sfn|International memory of the world register - Shāntinātha Charitra|p=4}} It contains 10 images of scenes from the life of Shantinatha in the style of Jain paintings from ]. The text contains miniature paintings drawn in multi-colour. This is the oldest example of Jain miniature painting. The ink used in the manuscript is gum lampblack and white paint made from mineral silver. This heritage document is written in ].{{Sfn|Shāntinātha Charitra, UNESCO}} |
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== See also == |
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*{{cite news|last=Sinha|first=Kounteya|title=Rare Jain text declared world heritage document|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/Rare-Jain-text-declared-world-heritage-document/articleshow/20692578.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|agency=Times News Network (TNN)|location=London|date=June 2013}} |
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*{{cite news|last=Vishnoi|first=Anubhuti|title=Tughlaq, Jain works vie for roll of honour|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tughlaq-jain-works-vie-for-roll-of-honour/984238/2|newspaper=The Indian Express|location=New Delhi|year=2012}} |
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* {{citation|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/memory-of-the-world/register/full-list-of-registered-heritage/registered-heritage-page-8/shantinatha-charitra|title=Shāntinātha Charitra|publisher=]|ref={{SfnRef|Shāntinātha Charitra, UNESCO}} }} |
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*{{Citation| url=http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/pdf/mow/nomination_forms/india_shantinatha.pdf|title=INTERNATIONAL MEMORY OF THE WORLD REGISTER - Shāntinātha Charitra|publisher=]|ref={{SfnRef|International memory of the world register - Shāntinātha Charitra}} }} |
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==Further reading== |
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{{cite book|last=Prabhācārya|first=Ajita|editor=Muni Indravijaya|title=Śri Śāntinātha Caritra|edition=New Series, No. 1200|series=Bibliotheca Indica: A Collection of Oriental Works|date=January 1998|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bengal|language=Sanskrit}} |
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The manuscript talks about peace, non-violence and brotherhood through examples from Shantinatha's previous births and the final birth as a Tirthankara. It is a biographical text that adheres to the beliefs of the Śvetāmbara tradition. and was composed and written in the late 14th century. This is the oldest example of miniature painting. These illustrations are beautifully drawn in multi-colour and are examples of a highly evolved style of painting. It contains 10 images of scenes from the life of Shantinatha in the style of Jain paintings from Gujarat. The text contains miniature paintings drawn in multi-colour. This is the oldest example of Jain miniature painting. The ink used in the manuscript is gum lampblack and white paint made from mineral silver. This heritage document is written in Devanagari script.
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