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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Khīmāī (खीमाई) is the sponsor of the copying of the manuscript Jñātādharmakathāṅgasūtra (dealing with the Aṅga section of Jain Canonical literature), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The sponsor of the copying [of Jñātādharmakathāṅgasūtra] was a lady, Khīmāī. As usual in such contexts, she is located in the social space through her relationships with the male members of the family. Her husband is Sohila, the fourth son of Sahasamalla and Saphalī. At the same time, her religious behaviour and piety are described in literary terms. She acted at the instigation of a monk, whose lineage and sectarian affiliation are mentioned: Hemaśīlagaṇi, disciple of cāritraśīlagaṇi, himself disciple of Kīrtimerusūri. They all belonged to the añcalagaccha. This group is headed by a single Ācārya. But his name is not mentioned here.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Full-text: Saphali, Sohila, Sahasamalla, Caritrashilagani, Kirtimeru, Kirtimerusuri, Hemashilagani, Caritrashila, Jnatadharmakathanga, Jnatadharmakathangasutra, Jnatridharmakathangasutra, Jnatridharmakathanga, Vijayashila, Hemashila.

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