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INDEX OF AUTHORS.
Mahesvara acharya
Author of a commentary on Munichandrasûri's Avaśyakasaptati. Pupil of Devasûri. He acknowledges the assistance of Vajrasena. 3. App. p. 243.
Magadha
Mentiomed among the yugapradhânas. 3, App. p. 308.
Manikyachandra
Author of the Pârśvanâthacharitra, a work which he completed on the Divali of the Samvat year 1276 in Devakûpaka by the sea (Divbandar) v. 36. He gives his spiritual lineage as follows. In the Kotika gana, Vajra sâkhâ, Râja gachchha, there
arose
(1) Pradyumnasûri.
(2) Abhayadevasûri, author of the Vâdamahârnava.
(3) Jineśvara. A contemporary of king Munja.
(4) Ajitasenasûri.
Vardhamâna. A great teacher of tarka.
(5)
(6) 'Silabhadra.
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(7) Bharateśvara.
(8) Vairasvâmin.
(9) Nemichandra.
(10) Sagarendu (Sagarachandra). (11) Our author.
He gives the history of his book as follows. Vardhamâna, son of Vira and grandson of Mehila, in the Bhillamâlânvaya, was a chief ornament of the sabhâ of kings Kumârapâla and Ajayapâla. His three sons by his wife Mâdû, Tribhuvanapâla, Malha and Dehada (sachchakranandaka and priyasatya do One not seem to be proper names), also adorned that court. day Dehada with his son Palhana (read sripalhanena) who was a poct, came to Mânikya, and reminding him of the literary services rendered by his spiritual ancestors Pradyumna and Abhayadeva, asked him to do the like. On this request Manikyachandrasûri wrote this Pârśvanâthacharitra. 3, App. p. 157. Author also of the Kâvyaprakâśasanketa, which he wrote in Samvat 12-- (Vâmanâcharya in his edition of the Kâvayaprakasa gives thedate as 1160 A. D.). 3, App. p. 320. And of the Nalâyana or Kuberapurâna. 3, App. p. 357.
