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may be able to think of three possible occasions regarding the date of his texts and colophons : 1) Bhaskaranandi completed his texts by 1,100 A, D,
and the colophons were added after Jinacandra passed away. He accomplished them at the time when his teacher was on the chair of Bhagfaraka, and the praśastis were supplied after his death. Bhaskaranandi finished them after the death of his teacher, and the colophons were interpolated immediately after the completion of the texts by a scribe or much later than that.
Our verse 99, which is copied from the praśasti to the Vștti, narrates the life of Sarvasādhu who had been dead for sometime. He is quoted by the word 'iti ( thus told )', which means that the interpolator did not know him directly. The praśasti attached to the end of each chapter of the Vștti is devoted for the eulogy on the dead sage, Jinacandra, whose life is esteemed with reverence and admiration in the tender tone of his fresh remem. brance. It gives an impression that it was written not so long after the death of Jinacandra. It gives more of this impression, as it is repeated at the end of each chapter of the Vștti. And it is possible that Bhāskara. nandi himself preferred the arrangement of colophon in such a way in the memory of his teacher. It seems to me the last case above is most feasible of all that Bhaskaranandi probably completed his works shortly after the death of Jinacandra, and the colophons were
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