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Introduction
CELXVI The minister continues the narrative: “ It was to him (Hemachandra ) that the world-famed Siddharāja the - crest jewel of the learned - used to ask alt his doubts. It was the hearing of his sermons that made the mind of King Jayasimha like the dharma of Jinendra. Then Jayasimha made here (i. e. in Anahillapura ) the beautiful temple known as Rājavihāra and the temple containing the idols of four Jinas known as Siddhavihāra in Siddhapura. At the suggestion of Jayasimhadeva, this lord of Munis composed the grammar known as Siddha-Hema, a work which is the treasure-house of the science of all languages (lit, words). Jayasimha was. never satiated of hearing his nectar-like speech.
"So if you want to know the nature of dharma as it is, consult with devotion this best of the munis (p. 22).
Thus he was advised by his minister Bāhada."
This brief account, in fact, gives the main events of Hemachandra's life and is, on the whole, reliable. The later accounts fill in the details. We shall, here, however, consider only those which are consistent with this account without entering into a detailed criticism of the rest.
The dates for the main events of Hemachandra's life are supplied by the Pra. Cha.. According to it, Hemachandra was born in the year V. S. 1145-A. D. 1089, full-moon night of Kārtika; he was initiated into the holy order in V. S. 1150-A. D. 1094, and was made a sūri or Achārya in V. S. 1166-A. D. 1110 (p. 347 vs. 848–49 ).
On the date of Hemachandra's birth, there is unanimity in all the works. As to the date of his
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