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Introduction
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It was also one of the centres of literary activity of Haribhadrasūri the author of many important works on Jaina philosophy and also of a general work on the Schools of Indian Philosophy known as Shad-Darşanasamuchchaya. He also composed the SamarādityaKathā a novel whose hero is Samarāditya. This work is mentioned as a sakalakathă in the K. S. It is this Haribhadrasūri who is credited with proselytizing a number of Prāgvātas who, later on, played a very important part in the history of Anahilavāda Patan. Siddharshī who according to the Prabhávakacharita was a citizen of Srīmäla was also a disciple of Haribhadrasūri. It was for his sake that the commentary Lalitavistarā was composed by Haribhadrasūri.
The Präkịta novel 'Kuvalayamalā - Kathă' of Uddyotanasūri, which was so effectively utilized in settling the date of Haribhadrasūri by that great scholar Muni Srī Jinavijayaji, * was completed at 'Sri Bhinnamāla Nagara' in the afternoon of the last but one day of the year 700 of the Saka Kāla.' The author ends his work with the words :" This has not been composed with the pride of being a poet or with the intention of writing poetry. It has been composed because it is a Dharma - kathā. Therefore, do not look to its demerits." These few instances will suffice to give an idea of the active literary life of Srīmāla, which was the immediate inspiring model of Anahilvāda - Pātana. The part that Haribhadrasuri played at Srīmāla must have inspired not a little the ambition of Hemachandra.
Having noted the Purāṇic explanation of the name * See the Vasanta Rajata Mahotsava Smārakagrantha. 13
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