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[3] References of Cāņakya in the Digambara literature:
(A) 13 references in tabular form The serial order mentioned in this chart is thus -
Serial No. - Century - Name of the Language - Title of the Work - Name of the Author - Reference Number - Gist of the Reference. Language-abbriviations used :
JS. - Jaina Saurasenī ; Skt. = Sanskrit ; Apa. = Apabhraṁsa 1. 3rd ; JŚ. ; Bhagavatī Ārādhanā ; Ācārya Śivakoți ; gā.1551, one
verse ; Death of Cāņakya. 3rd ; JŚ ; Bhagavatī Ārādhanā ; Ācārya Śivakoti ; gā.2070, one verse ; Names of Sakațāla
Vararuci & Mahāpadma-nanda. 2. 4th ; JŚ. ; Mūlācāra ; Vattakera ; Passing reference to Kautilya's
book as a heretic text. 3. 6th ; JŚ. ; Tiloya-Pannatti ; Ācārya Yativrṣabha ; 4.1481, one
verse ; Initiation of Candragupta. 10th ; Skt. ; Brhatkathākośa ; Harişeņa ; Story no.143, Total 85 verses ; Whole Biography. 10th ; Skt. ; Nītivākyāmộta ; Somadeva ; Abridged version of the
Arthaśāstra. 6. 11th ; Apa. ; Kahakosu ; Śrīcandra ; Sandhi 50, kadavakas 11
18 ; Short Biography. 7. 11th ; Skt. Mūlācāra-tīkā ; Vasudevanandi ; Two-fold explana
tion of the word kauțilya-dharma. 8. 11th ; Jś. ; Gommațasāra (J.) ; Nemicandra ; one verse ; The
names of the heretic texts.
9.
12th ; Skt. ; Pūnyāśrava-kathā-kośa ; Rāmacandra-mumuksu ; Story no.38 ; Selected incidents from the whole biography.
