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Jain monks, he was known as Vasanta. He was a native of Vatapadrakapura (Baroda ) in Latadeśa. He belonged to Dharkata Kula. His father's name was Vardhamana and mother's name Srimatı.65
Devasūri, a pupil of Virachandrasūri, wrote the Jivānušāsana.66 in Prākrit. The work contains 334 verses.
Dharmaghoshasūri, pupil of Chandraprabhasūri, who founded the Paurnimikagatchha, composed the Sabdasıddhz and Rishimandalastavana. Siddharāja is said to have praised him.67
Samudraghosha, a pupil of Dharmaghoshasūri, showed his proficiency in logic in Malwa and earned name and fame at the courts of Naravarman of Dhārā, and Jayasimhadeva of Anabilavada.67a
Parsvadevagani was a pupil of Dhanesvara. sūri who was & pupil of Sılabhadra of the Chandragatohha. He was the author of the Nyāyapraveśakavrattipanjikā in A, D. 1113 and Nishathachurnevimsoddahavritti in A, D. 1117. He helped his guru Dhanesvarasūri in the Comment
65 Desai, Jarn Sahityano Itzhas, p. 238 66 Peterson, V, 22. 67 Peterson, I, 93. 678 Desai, loc. cit, p. 240.
