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INDEX OF AUTHORS.
Devardhi
Pupil of Lohitya and Dûshagaội. The sthavira. 3, App. p 303. “Vîra, 980 V., the Siddbânta was reduced to writing by Devarddhigaạikshamasramaņa, the pupil of Lohityasûri (otherwise called Devavachaka and pupil of Dúshagani) at the council of Valabhi. In Devarddhi's time only one pûrva remained.” Klatt, Ind. Ant XI. p. 247.
Devasundara
Mentioned as the guru of five pupils Jnanasagara, Kulaman dana, Gunaratna, Somasundara, and Sadhuratna. Devasundara was succeeded by Somasundara, who in his turn had fire pupils. Ratnasekharasûr'i, who studied under these five papils of Somasundara, wrote his Sraddhapratikranaņasutravritti in Samvat 1496. Devasundara belonged to the Tapâ gachchha, and stood in the line of Jagachchandra. 3, App. p. 226. Devasundara's pupil Sadhuratna composed his Yatijîtakalpavritti, in Samvat 1456 (correct ?84€). 3, App. p. 279. No. 1253 of this report's collection is a copy of this book. Devasandara was teaching in Samvat 1447. 3, App. p. 71. Referred to by Amaraprabha as his “vâchanacharya.” 3, App. p. 228. Devasundara is No. 49 of the Tapâ gachchha with Klatt. "Born, Samvat 1396 : vrata, 1404, at Maheśvaragrâma: sûripada, 1420, at Anahillapattana; had five pupils (same as in our entry).” Klatt, Indl. Ant. XI. p. 255.
Devasûri
Author of the Jaïdiņachariya (Satidinacharya). 3 App. p. 216.
Devasari
Mentioned as pupil of Munichandrasûri and guru of the Ratna. prabhasûri who wrote an Upadeśamâlâtîka in Samvat 1238. Reference is made to his victory over the Digambaras in the matter of the salvation of women at the court of king Jayasinha, 3, App. p. 167. Cf. 1, App. p. 5, v. 12, where Devasûri “ vâ davidyavân" is declared to be greater than the guru of the gods (Devasûri, i. e. Bțihaspati), on the ground that the latter has not yet left school (lekhaśâlâ='the writing school'as