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* The same attitude is seen in the contemporary Śvetāmbara texts viz.
the Anuyogadvāra and Nandi. Vattakera and his commentator is totally against the study of these texts and particularly against the writings of Kautilya while nandīkāra has smoothen his tone and advises to the monks to read it with samyak-drsti (enlightened
world-view). * The commentator Vasudevanandī (Vasunandi ?) belonging to the
11th century A.D., has explained the verse fully and harsh com
ments are passed. [3] The Triloka-prajñapti of Yativrṣabha is a Jaina Saurasení text which is enumerated under 'karaṇānuyoga' and is written inbetween the 5th century A.D. and 8th century A.D. The text is divided into nine mahādhikāras (i.e. chapters). The 148th gāthā of 4th mahādhikāra runs as follows -
मउडधरेसुं चरिमो जिणदिक्खं धरदि चंदगुत्तो य ।
तत्तो मउडधरा दुप्पव्वज्जणेव गेण्हति ।। “Among the crowned kings, Candragupta was the last one, who was initiated in the tradition of the Jinas. Further on, none of the crowned king accepted such dīkņā.” Observations : * In the Triloka-prajñapti, Candragupta is mentioned and we find no
reference to Cāņakya or Kautilya. * Many scholars have suggested that this Candragupta is not a
Mauryan king but a king belonging to the Gupta dynasty. * If this text belongs to the 6th - 7th century, the authors of the cūrņis
and tīkās of the Ardhamāgadhi texts might not have failed to mention Candragupta Maurya's dīkņā-ceremony. Even Hemacandra, an alrounder genius possessing certain historical sense describes
