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s. It is not clear if this is
Rajashekhara's own definition or if it is based on some other authority. However, several later texts do not abide by this definition. For example, there are texts titled
87:, kings and religious leaders up to Aryarakshita-Suri (who died in 30 CE). The biographies of persons born after Aryarakshita-Suri are called
452:, which are historically unreliable, but provide entertainment value. It anachronistically places non-contemporary poets such as
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from 13th century onwards. The authors were based in western India, and wrote primarily in colloquial
Sanskrit (as opposed to
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contains legendary narratives about 63 persons. However, the earliest collection explicitly titled
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Sanskrit with vernacular expressions, and contain elements of folklore.
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It was compiled by a
Gujarat-based poet between 1243 CE and 1409 CE. It contains 10 small
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44 of its 63 chapters describes the Jain pilgrimage centres, but it also includes 7
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and Magha appear in this collection. It also includes some content from
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about people who flourished after the end of the 1st millennium CE.
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183:Some of its contents have been included in
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445:by Ballala (or Vallalasena), 16th century
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475:Verses of other poets such as Kalidasa,
387:by multiple writers, before 15th century
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698:. Adhisthata Singhi Jaina Jnanapitha.
254:, as a continuation of Hemachandra's
106:Prabandhas were written primarily by
19:For the Telugu literature genre, see
737:Vishnulok Bihari Srivastava (2009).
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173:. It was composed at the request of
131:Trishashti-Shalaka-Purusha-Charitra
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402:collections. In 20th century,
250:Jain monks from Vajrasvamin to
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406:found its manuscript (titled
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758:M. Srinivasachariar (1974).
722:. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag.
498:by Shubhashila Gani, 1464 CE
7:
695:Puratana prabandha sangraha
416:Puratana-Prabandha-Sangraha
384:Puratana-Prabandha-Samgraha
189:Puratana Prabandha Samgraha
187:'s 20th century collection
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472:as Bhoja's contemporaries.
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83:s are the life-stories of
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214:Padaliptacharya Prabandha
655:Laghu-Prabandha-Saṅgraha
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371:Chaturvinshati Prabandha
271:Laghu-Prabandha-Sangraha
218:Ratna-Shravaka-Prabandha
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671:Deven M. Patel (2014).
426:by Jinamandana, 1435 CE
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658:. Oriental Institute.
320:by Jinaprabha, 1333 CE
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79:s. It states that the
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152:collections include:
556:Phyllis Granoff 1994
424:Kumarapala-Prabandha
341:by Kakkasūri of the
313:Vividha-Tirtha-Kalpa
288:Prabandha-Chintamani
262:Sthaviravali-Charita
205:is also copied from
202:Prabandha-Chintamani
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177:'s son Jaitrasimha.
31:Sanskrit literature
408:Prabandha-Sangraha
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466:Bhavabhuti
435:Kumarapala
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57:Definition
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