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(24) : Chapters on Passions
Commentaries on KP
It is not correct to say that KP has been not as popular as SK. This has been very popular among the scholar-saints at least up to Vīrasena's time as is clear from various types of its commentaries shown in Table-5.
Table 5: Commentaries on KP
Acārya
S.
No.
01.
Gunadhara
02. Yativṛṣabha
03. Cirantānācārya
04. Vappadeva
05. Uccāraṇācārya
06. Śāmkundācārya
08.
09.
Virasena/Jinasena-2
Vīrasena
Period,
Century
C.E.
2-3rd
his panegyric of JD:
5-6th
Jain Education International
6-7th
6th
7th
7-8th
07. Tumbuluru Acarya 7-8C Cūḍāmaņi
8-9th
Name of Commentary
8-9th
Basic Text of
KP
Cūrṇi sūtras
Vyakhyā
prajñapti
Uccāraṇā sūtra
Paddhati
Jayadhavalā
Uccāraṇāvṛtti
Size, V or aph
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180 V
7009 aph.
60000 V
Vīrasena has stated that there are four types of commentary in
12000 aph
12000 aph
(mixed
language)
84000 V
(mixed Language)
60000 V
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