Gandharwad

SR No.: 011044
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
Publisher: Jain Granth Prakashak Sabha
Publication Year: 1942
Total Pages: 579
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 63 MB

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S'ilarikācārya as the pupil of Jinabhadra Gani kşamā s'ramana. If this S'ilānkācārya is the same as the commentator Kotyācārya several references about Jinabhadra Gani found in his commentary on the Vis'eşāvas' yaka Bhāsya do not in any way lead us to believe that S'îlankācārya was the pupil of Jinabhadra Gaņi. Unfortunately, the first and last portions of this commentary are torn out, 18 but in course of his commentary the commentator refers to Jinabhadra Gani kşamā s'ramana at several places. e. g.
(i) frangafoxTATEAUTYSTUEET ATHI (ii) अत एव पूज्यपादैः स्वटीकायां प्रायोपग्रहणं कृतम् । (iii) HITAUETAT catch! (iv) FATHETETUTTE! (v) श्रीमत्क्षमाश्रमणपूज्यपादानामभिप्रायो लक्षणीयः
Although these references show how much respect the commentatar had for Jinabhadra Gani kşamiis'ramana, they do not in any way lead us to believe that Jinabhadra Gani was his preceptor. On the contrary, we find a reference which shows a considerable gulf of time between the dates of Jinabhadra Gani and S'ilankācārya. The reference is this:
भाष्याननुयायि पाठान्तरमिदं अग्रतः, एवमनेनैव वृद्धिक्रमेणेत्यादेर्वाक,
न चेदं भूयसीषु प्रतिषु दृश्यते ॥19 This reference shows that there were various readings of Vis'esăvas'yaka Bhāsya in the time of S'ilaňkācārya which means that a considerable period of time must have elapsed after the composition of the Vis'eşāvas'yaka Bhāsya. This, therefore, prevents us from accepting the view that Jinabhadra Gani ksamās'ramana was the preceptor and hence the contemporary of S'îlankācārya.
18. Vide Jitakalpa Sūtra Preface pp. 14-15. 19. Ibid p. 15.