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PRESERVING ANCIENT WISDOM

Calligraphy Research Department

"Let us all make the Shrut alive."

Ancient Manuscript Calligraphy

Ancient Manuscript Preservation

Reviving the art of Jain manuscript calligraphy

Historical Significance

The Agam Granths were written in 560 AD in Vallbhipur. This manuscript work lasted for 13 years. The calligraphy department at Tapovan has been in operation for three years, continuing this ancient tradition.

Materials Used

Our calligraphers use Sanganeri papers through the ancient system of writing. The life of Sanganeri paper is 900-1000 years. We utilize chemicalless pure Deshi ink for this sacred work.

Training Program

We provide free training to those interested in calligraphy. Based on the quality of handwriting, practitioners are paid ₹30 to ₹100 per page.

The Importance of Preserving Jinagam

The Jin Mandir and Jinagam are very much important in Jin Shasan. So far as Jin Mandir is concerned there is very much active awareness.

But there is a little active awareness in relation to Jinagam. Lakhs of manuals are available in Gyan bhandars of Jain sanghas written in ancient manuscript. At present, hardly single of these manuals are available.

The great persons of ancient age had worked very hard day and night constructured several Granthas purely based on the nectar of the Agams. Many of those granthas were destroyed.

At present very few granthas of Pujya Acharya Shri Hari Bhadra Suri, Pujya Shri Hemchandracharya and Pujya Mahopadhyay Shri Yashovijayji Maharaj Saheb etc. are available. Many Granthas were written in ancient manuscript.

There is very much need to translate these Granthas into modern manuscript. At the same time, the proper research is also simultaneously necessary. This is our polite effort towards this direction.

Vision for Development

  • Efforts should be made so that maximum persons can be made aware of the Calligraphy.

  • The Agam granths can be got written with the ink of silver or gold.

  • Each Shravak should get at least one Agam written.

  • If there exist Agams there exist Shasan and Dharma. It is very much necessary to save Agams, to preserve them safely and to save this art from destruction.

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If there exist Agams there exist Shasan and Dharma. It is very much necessary to save Agams, to preserve them safely and to save this art from destruction.

Shri Chetanbhai Bhojak

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