Jain Siddhant Bhawan Explained

Jain Siddhant Bhawan
Type:	Oriental Library
Established:	1903
Location:	Arrah, India
Coordinates:	25.5622°N 84.6733°W
Items Collected:	Books, manuscripts, paintings
Module:	Status: Built Architectural Style: Jain Location Town: --> Location Country: India Start Date: 1903 Destruction Date: --> Unit Count: --> Parking: No Embed: yes

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]

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]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Gottschalk, Peter. Religion, Science, and Empire: Classifying Hinduism and Islam in British India. OUP USA. 2013. 978-0195393019.
2. Book: Dvivedi, Ramchand. Jaina vidyā kā sāṃskr̥tika avadāna. Ādarśa Sāhitya Saṅgha. 1976.
3. News: दुर्लभ ताड़पत्र व पांडुलिपियों का अस्तित्व खतरे में. Jagaran.
4. News: जैन व प्राच्य विद्या का महत्वपूर्ण केंद्र आरा की यह लाइब्ररी, खतरे में दुर्लभ ताड़पत्र व पांडुलिपियों का अस्तित्व. Jagran.
5. News: बिहार के इस जिले में 107 साल पुरानी जैन लाइब्रेरी, जहां जाया करते थे बड़े-बड़े राजनेता और लेखक. AVB News.
6. Book: Jaina Ramayana. Shri Dev Kumar Jain Oriental Library. 1990. Arrah.