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1 SIDDHASENA DIVĀKARA
Another Mallavādi who had written a commentary on Dharmottara who is in his turn a commentator of Nyāyabindu of Dharmakīrti was probably a Bauddha, and must at least be a modern person for the author Dharmottar of whom Mallavādī is said to be a commentator flourished according to Dr. Satisacandra? in the 9th century.
Jinabhadra; This is the same Jinabhadra who is well-known in Jaina tradition as Kşamāśramaņa and Bhasyakura. He has been referred to by Hemacandra as a very great commentator (vide Siddhahema 2.2.39) and has also been mentioned in the Prabandhas such as Kathāvali and others. He is said to have died in 645 Vikrama era. We have mentioned before that Siddhasena was predecessor of Jinabhadra. Of all the works of Jinabhadra available at present two works Viseşaņavatī and Višeşāvaśyakabhāșya are very famous. A brief comparison of the subjects of these two works with the topics of Sanmati is made below. We hope tbat the students of these works and Sanmati will find this comparison very useful in determining among other things the date of these two authors. Our comparison can be classified under three heads :-(1) verses found in both the works, (2) words or sentences conveying the same sort of sense or similarity of thought, (3) rival views.
(1) Verses 52 and 49 of Sanmati chapter 3rd are found ad verbatum in Višeşāvaśyaka Bhäşya also as Gāthā nó. 2104 and 2195. The commentator of the Bhāşya does not
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H. I. L. p. 329.
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