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pared out of corn. (He lived on other diet). Looking to the works of Devendra Sari it seems that he was well versed in Sanskrit as well as Prakrit languages. As he possessed good know- ledge of philosophy and of religious rites, he wrote commentaries on five ‘Karma'-books. That commentary is highly pleasing and it has left no subject untouched. His works are as follows
Sraddha-dina-krótya-Sutra and commentary on it. Siddha-panchātika Sutra and commentary. Sudartana-c'aritra. Siri Usaha Vaddhamana-Pramukha-Stava Siddha-dandika Five Navyagranthas-with commentaries. Dharma-ratna-prakarana-Bruhadvrutti C'aitya-vandanadi-Bhäsya-traya (Deva-vandan, Guru vandan, and Pratyākhyāna bhasya).
Vandarū-vrutti. (Vanditta-Sutra-commentary), C'attari-Attha Dasha--Gāthä-Vivarana etc. etc.
His additional activity was to get the books written on Tada pairas (kinds of leaves used as papers formerly). He, as well as. his spiritual brother Vijaya-c'andra Sūri had sought help from the rich lains and had got Tāda-patra-manuscripts prepared for the Vãodevatā Bhandara-gara--The treasure-house of the god of Learning. Śree Dévéndra Suri breathed his last in Mälvă in V.S 1327.
Śree Vijayac'andra Sdri. In his worldly life he was the account clerk of the minister Vastūpāja He happened to be an offender of the minister and he was therefore imprisoned. Dévabhadra Upadhyāya took pity on him and he said to him, “If you agree to accept Diksa, I shall try to get you released from the prison when he agreed to this, Dévabhadra Suri requested Vastupāla to release him and then gave Dikšā. He was endowed with greatness but at the same
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