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why Sivakoti should omit to mention Samantabhadra's name among his preceptors in the following verses :
अज्ज जिणं दिगणि सव्वगुत्तगणि अज्जमिचणंदीणं । आगमियपाय भूले सम्मंसुतं च अछंच ।। १३६ ।। पुव्बारियकयाणि य उवजीविता इमा ससत्तीए । आराहणा सिनज्जेण पाणिदलभोइणा रइदा ॥ १३७ ॥
In these verses we have a mention of Jinanandi, Sarvagupta, Mitranandi and Sivarya (Sivakoti), the author.
The Karanja manuscript of Malaradhana bears an extensive commentary in Sanskrit, called Malarädhana-darpana" by a famous writer of the 13th century Asadhara. It is a rare manuscript-none similar having been reported from anywhere else up to date, though Aśadhara refers to this work of his in his trasasti which is found appended to almost all his works. We shall see more of Asadhara later on.
Another work of Sivakoti that has recently come to light, is "Ratnamala" published in the Manikachandra D. J. G. Series from a single manuscript. In this work there is a verse referring to Samantabhadra as follows:
स्वामी समन्तभद्रो मेऽहर्निशं मानसे ऽनघः । तिष्ठताज्जिनराजोद्यच्छाशनाम्बुधिचन्द्रमाः ||
Of this author, we have two works in this list, Sarvarthasiddhi and "Upäsakachara". The first is Pujyapada. an extensive commentary equal to 5,500 slokas, on the Tattvärtha sütra of Umasvami and the second is a short handbook of morals for the Jain laity. His other works, so far known, aie Samadhitsataka, Ishtopadeśa, and Jainendra Vyakarana. It is for this last work that Pujyapáda has been very famous as a writer of yore. Sometime before, this work was attributed to the authorship of Mahavira himself. Dr. Kielhörn was the first to identify the author Pajyapada with Devanandi, references to whom as grammarian are numerous. [For more detailed information of this author and his grammar, cf. Dr. Kielhörn, Indian Antiquary, Vol. X, p. 75. Professor Pathak, Indian Antiquary, XLIII, p.p. 20--512. Pandit Nathuram Premi, J. S. S., Vol. 1, pp. 63-87.]
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On various evidences, Pajyapada has been assigned to about A.D. 500. One of the evidences is that in "Karnataka kavicharita". Pajyapada is said to have been the preceptor of a Ganga prince Durvinita who reigned from A.D. 483 to 512. For the predecessor and father of this prince, Avinita, we have epigraphical mention of the Saka year 383, A.D. 466. (cf.