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1 SIDDHASENA DIVAKARA
disciple was Mukunda, a brahmin *** This Mukunda. obtained the title of Vžddhavādi later on." Now all the Jain traditions regard Divå kara as a desciple of VỊddbavādi.
Let us first consider the above tradition. This Skandilācārya was the compiler of Jaina Vácanā (Canon) at Mathurā. This Vacanā was compiled according to Jain tradition in 840 of Vira. Thus the date of Skandilācārya is approximately 370 Vikram era. Siddhasena belongs to the second generation of Skandilācārya. His time, therefore, is the fifth century of Vikrama. Now let us examine as to whether there is any objection from historical point of view in placing Divākara in the fifth century of Vikrama era.
We have seen above that Siddhasena can be safely placed before the beginning of the eighth century of Vikrama era on the strength of references made by the authors whose time is already fixed. In the beginning
1 See the Summary of Prabandha below
2 Acārya Haribhadra in his work mentions the name of Ganta-Raksita the author of Tattwa-sangraha. Now the date of Manta-raksita is already fixed as the eighth century of Vikrama Era. This author of Tattvasangraha discusses the view of Sumati
-an Ācārya of Digambar Sect--in Syadvāda-pariksā and Bahirartha-pariksă. Now the fact that Sumati wrote a commentry on Sanmati bas been mentioned clearly more than once. One of such references are found in Parsvanatha Caritra of Vadirajasuri (in the introductory verses) and other is found in the enalogistic verses found in the Sravaņa-belgola inscription. A third reference is found in Bșhattipanika where a commentary on Sanmati is
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