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Swami Samantabhadra.
Tattvarthashastra or Tattvarthasutra are synonyms. Aryadeva is described as the author of 'Tattvarthasutra' in one place and 'Radhdhanta' in another. * And the Siddhanta Shastras composed by Pushpadanta, Bhootbalya and other Acharyas are also called Tattvarthashastra or Tattvarthamahashastra. On these Siddhanta Shastras, Tumbuddharacharya wrote a large commentary in Kannada language called 'Chudamani', the size of which is mentioned as 84,000 verses in Indranandi's 'Shrutavatar' and 96,000 verses in 'Karnataka Shabdanusasan'. Bhattakalankdeva, while explaining the usefulness of Kannada language in his 'Karnataka Shabdanusasan', mentions this commentary as follows:
"Nor is this (Kannada) language unsuitable for scriptures. Because of the availability of many scriptures composed in this language, such as the commentary on Tattvarthamahashastra, which is a book of 96,000 verses, called Chudamani, and other scriptures on Shabdagama, Yuktagam, Parmagam, and subjects like poetry, drama, and art." * For example - (1) "......Avari Tattvarthasutrakartugal Enisi Siddha Aryadevara..."
- Nagaratallukeka Shi. Lekha No. 350. (2) "Acharyavaryo Yatira Aryadevo Radhdhantakartta Dhriyatans Murdhni."
Shra. Be. Shilashekh No. 54 (67). 1 These are different Bhattakalank from the one who authored 'Ashtshati' etc., who lived in the 17th century Vikram. He completed 'Karnataka Shabdanusasan' in 1604 AD (Shaka 1526).
2 See, Rice Sahib's book 'Inscriptions at Shravanabelagola', published in 1889.