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INTRODUCTION
Kṣirakadambaka, Nārada, Samrāj, Suraguru, Valmiki, Vasu, Vayu, Viśva and Vyasa.
Further, in these sutras 6-20, the views of all these ten persons are noted in connection with the qualities expected in the case of one who takes dikşü and one who gives it.
The commentator Municandra Süri looks upon this Siddhasena as 'nītikara'.
Siddhasena Diväkara
Haribhadra refers to him and his work Sammaïpayaraṇa in such a manner in his com. on AJP that we can definitely assign to him a date earlier than that of Haribhadra. This is further corroborated by the manner of his reference to him in Pañcavatthuga (v. 1047-1048). There he addresses him as 'Suyakevali' (Sk. Śrutakevalin), a title of very high order held by a few Jaina pontiffs. Further, in this v. 1048 he compares him with the sun to the night of Duḥṣama era of this avasarpini. Jinadasa Gani Mahattara (c. 676 A. D.) in his Nisihavisehacunni thrice refers to him and his work Sammaipayarana, and allots to it a very high place of honour in the Jaina literature. So Siddhasena must have flourished prior to this Jinadasa at least by 150 years or so i. e. latest in the sixth century A. D. Further, it appears that Siddhasena is anterior to Samantabhadra, a Digambara scholar and author of Āptamimāmsā. Bhadresvara's Kahavali is the oldest available source which throws light on the life of this Siddhasena. From this and other sources we learn:
(i) Siddhasena was a disciple of Vṛddhavadin, a quickwitted saint of serene temperament.
(ii) Siddhasena's religious tour extended from Ujjain to Paithan, and therein Broach occupied a prominent place.
(iii) He seems to be the first to openly express the desire of translating the Païya agamas into Samskṛta and consequently getting penalized by the Jaina church with the sovere expiation viz. Parañcika for twelve years.
(iv) He preferred reason to scriptural authority.
