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INTRODUCTION
also in its comments. He mentions Siddhasena Divā kara as the author of Sammati. Not only that but he refers to Divā kara with the rare title of Śruta kevali
भएणइ एगंते अम्हाण कम्मवाय णो इट्ठो । ण य णो सहाववाओ सुअवलिणा जओ भणिरं ॥ १०४७ ॥ आयरियसिद्धसेणेण सम्मईए पट्ठिअजसेण। दूसमणिसादिवागरकप्पत्तणो तदक्खेण ॥ १०४८ ॥
The manner of his reference rather points out that Haribhadra Sūri is referring to some ancient and celebrated Ācārya. There is no difficulty, therefore, in placing Siddhasena Divākara before the first-half of eighth century of Vikrama.
On the Jaina Āgamas there are well-known Prāksta commentaries named Cūrņi. The time assigned to these Cūrņis is between the fourth and the eighth century of Vikrama era. Among these Cūrņis there is a Cūrņi on NisItha Sūtra. The writer of this Cūrņi is Jinadāsagani Mahattara? who is also the autbor of many other Cūrņis.
The reference to Jinadāsa as found at the end of Carni
1 is as follows ;
जो गाहासुत्तत्थो चेव विधी पागडो फुडपदत्यो । रइतो परिभासाए साहूण अणुग्गहठ्ठाए ॥ ति-चउ-पण-अट्टमवग्गा ति-पण-ति-तिगअक्खरा व ते तेसिं । पढमततिएहिं ति-दुसरजुएहिं णामं कयौं जस्स ॥
गुरुदिण्ण च गणित्त महत्तरत्त च तस्स तु?हिं । . तेण कएसा चुपणी विसेसनामा णिसीहस्स ॥
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