Nirvana Kanda is an ancient Prakrit Jain composition that describes the sacred sites where Jain sages have attained Nirvana.Framing the Jina: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History, John Cort, Oxford University Press, 2010, p. 134 It is also termed Nirvana Bhakti.
In inscription of 13th century that describes the construction of the Kirti Stambha at Chittor gives 10 shlokas that give a rendering in Sanskrit.jain Shilalekh Samgrah, Part V, Bharatiya Jnanapitha, 1971, p. 69 A Hindi rendering Nirvana Kanda Bhasha was composed by Bhaiya Bhagvatidaas in Samvat 1741.
It is popularly recited on many occasions.भगवान महावीर को चढ़ाया निर्वाण लाडू, Bhaskar News Network, Nov 14, 2015, निर्वाण काण्ड के बाद निर्वाण लाडू चढ़ाया गया
Author It is traditionally attributed to Acharya Kundakunda who is regarded to be the author of several Prakrit texts like Samayasar.
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The text include: Nirvana sites of 24 tirthankaras (Ashtapad Mount, Champapuri, Girnar, Pawapuri and Samet Shikhar)
The words "अट्ठावयम्मि उसहो" also occur in Tiloyapannatti. Nirvana sites of other Kevalias including Shatrunjaya
See also Tirth Pat Vividha Tirtha Kalpa Jainism in Delhi Shatrunjaya
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