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Mantrikas Subsequent to 1080 Vikrama era. IVJE shall now make a few observations on the lives of the various
W Māntrikas mentioned above, referring specially to their magical powers and miraculous achievements.
ŚRI ABHAYADEVASURI Sri Abhayadevasūri is the famous Achārya who has commented on nine out of the eleven Angas-Jain sacred scriptures. His parents were Mahidhara and Dhanadevī of Dhārā. He was initiated by Sri Jinesvarasūri already mentioned. Achāryaship was conferred on him at the age of 16 years about 1088 Vikram era. The nine commentaries on the nine Angas mentioned above were written by him at the instance of Sāsanadevi who as the legend goes made a present of one of her ornaments bedecked with jewels to provide moneys for making the first copies of the nine commantaries. He also wrote a Bhāşyagloss on his preceptor's work 'Şaţsthānaka' and Sangrahaņi on the 3rd Pada of Prajñāpanā and commentaries on Upānga Uvavāi and Haribhadrasűri's Pañcāsaka. He also wrote Agama-Astottarī and ArādhanaKulaka. Srī Abhayadevasūri's health was greatly impaired by the continuous strain of writing the voluminous commentaries and when he went to Dholkā after completing them he suffered from a skin disease. He was, however, cured of the same by Dharaṇendra. Thereafter being directed by Dharanendra, he went guided by a goddess in white to a place on the bank of the river Sedhikā-near modern Cambay and discovered the idol of Sri Pārsvanātha by reciting the Jayatihuana hymn composed by him extempore. It is said that the last two verses of the hymn having special magical effect were kept secret at the instance of the presiding deity Dharanendra. The idol is known as Sri Stambhana Parsvanātha and the place Stambhanapura, (modern Thāmbhaņā) a village near Cambay. The supervision of the construction of the temple of Sri Stambhana Parsvanātha was entrusted to Sri Amreśvara, a pupil of Mallavādi of Mehsāņā, and he was paid one Dramma (a silver coin) per day as remu
| SR No. | 006540 |
| Book Title | Comparative and Critical Study of Mantrashastra |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Mohanlal Bhagwandas Jhaveri, K V Abhayankar |
| Publisher | Sarabhai Manilal Nawab |
| Publication Year | 1944 |
| Total Pages | 635 |
| Language | English, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_English & Culture |
| File Size | 18 MB |