ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 04

SR No.: 007719
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: International School for Jain Studies
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies
Publication Year: 2011
Total Pages: 567
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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described here in brief in the first chapter. According to Indranandi, Jaya Dhaval Tika is composed in sixty thousand verses (rut vat ra, 182-184).
Other Karma literature composed in South India
In later period the cryas continued to compose the Karma literature in both the traditions, Digambara and vet mbara. The Karmaprakriti (475 G th s) appears to be a common earliest and oldest Text which would have been a main source for composing such literature vet mbaras composed many C r is and Tikas on this text. It is the work of an unknown author but traditionally it is composed by ivasamasuri, in about 5th c. A.D. It's Pr kṛta cunni by unknown author, and Sanskrit Tikas by Malayagiri and Ya ovijayaji are also available. The Pañcasangraha of Candrasimahattara and some other Karma literature, Cunni of vet mbara and Tikas are also available but they are not composed in South India.
crya Nemicandra Siddh ntacakravarti
He hails from Karnataka. He was the disciple of Abhayanandi, Vranandi, and Indranandi. C mu dar ya who constructed the huge monumental statue of B hubali at Sramanabelagola was his disciple. To teach the Jain Siddhanta to C mu dar ya he composed the Gommatas ra Jivajnanda and karmakanda on the basis of Dhaval and JayaDhaval in tenth c. A.D.
Some other cryas from South
Some more names of c ryas from South may be mentioned here. For instance Sv mi Kum ra K rtikeya, Um svami, Samantabhadra, Pujyap da, P trakesari, Joindu, Jatasinhanadi, Akalamka, V rasena-Jinasena, Vidyānanda, Prabhācandra, Puspadant and so forth, we cannot discuss all of them in short period. Let know something about Vidy nanda. cryas Vidyananda
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crya Vidy nanda hails from Karnataka. He was Br hma a by caste and belonged to Nandisangha. He may be placed in about ninth c. A.D. He composed ptaparik with Svopajñavrtti, Pram aParik, P traparik, Satya sanaparik, r purap r van tha Stotra, Vidy nanda mahodaya, Astasahasri tika on ptamim ms of Samantabhadra, Tattv rthaslokav rtika, the commentary on Tattv rthaS tra of Um svami and Yukt nu sanalank ra, the commentary on the Yukt nu sanalank ra stotra of Samantabhadra.
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