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Jaina Literature and Philosophy
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Age.- Samvat 1138. Author of the commentary.- Koțyācārya. Some identify him
with Silänka Suri, the commentator of the 1st two angas probably because it is so suggested in Prabhāvakacaritra. But Anandasāgara Sūri refutes this in his Sanskrit introduction (p. 3) to Viseșāvaśyakabhāșya edited by him
along with Koțyācārya's commentary on it. Subject.-Višeşāvaśyakabhāşya explained in Sanskrit. In this Kotyā.
cărya's commentary on the 234th gäthä' of Viseșāvaśyakabhāșya we come across the words “ fatto a&TTA:". Since neither any tradition nor any other evidence seems to suggest that Koțyācārya had composed a bhāșya on Niśithasútra, it may be that this ullekha belongs to the svopajña commentary of Višeşāvasyakabhāşya. If so, Jinabhadra Gaại may be looked upon as the author of the bhāșya on Niśīthasütra.
Kotyācārya's remark " STATUTO TITIFATIAS TX:; canada aic#AUSTETTI a u g gfag gava” made by him while commenting upon the 637th gāthā of Višeśãvaśyakabhăşya on p. 224 leads us to believe that Koțyācārya cannot be a direct pupil of Jinabhadra, and thus it goes against what is suggested in the pațţāvalis of the Kharatara gaccha noted in Indian Antiquary ( vol. XI, pp. 243-249).
For some of quotations which directly or indirectly mention Jinabhata and Jinabhadra see Jinavijaya's intro
duction (p. 15 ) to his edition of Jítakalpasūtra. Begins.--- (com.) fol. 16 ... ... ... ... Ogreaù AMEIBARÀSesarzt
1 ... hier aglasaia wafa ... ... craqumaa: 1 8944TUCGOTIAT Scute i etc. --(com.) fol. 325" acca 50ETITA E Toh rear garefaपुराह । किं पुणरुक्कमिऊणं जोग्गं तिविहं त्ति । तृतीयस्थाने करणस्य व्याख्यान
1 This găthā begins with “ T 1742 " and it is 235th according to the printed edition ( Āgamodaya Samiti Series ).
2 See the Gujarati introduction (p. 9) to Jinavijaya's edition of Jitakalpasūtra.
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