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Jinadatta Gani, successor of 'Jinavallabha Süri of the 'Kharatara' gaccha. He was born in Dhavalaka (Dholakā) in V. S. 1132. The name of his father was "Vachiga and that of his mother Vahaḍadevi. He was named as 'Somacandra'. Upadhyāya Dharmadeva initiated him at Dholakā in V. S. 1141 when he was nine years old. Subsequently he was given vadi dikṣa' by Aśokacandra Sūri. Harisimha Süri was his vidyaguru. He was given the status of 'Suri' by Devabhadra Suri in V. S. 1169 and named as 10 'Jinadatta Suri'. He was highly respected by Arņorāja, ruler of Ajamer. He died in V. S. 1211 at Ajamer.
His additional works are as under :
1. अवस्थाकुलय ( अवस्था कुलक ).
2. कालसरूव कुलय ( कालस्वरूपकुलक), 32 stanzas. 3. गुरुपारतन्तथोत्त ( गुरुपारतन्त्र्यस्तोत्र ), 21 stanzas.
4. चञ्चरी ( चर्चरी), 47 stanzas.
5. चेहयवन्दण कुलय ( चैत्यवन्दनकुलक), 28 stanzas.
6. 4 धम्मरसायण ( धर्मरसायन ), 193 stanzas.
7. विग्धहरणथोत्त ( विघ्नहरणस्तोत्र ), 14 stanzas. 8. ' सन्देह दोलावली, 150 stanzas.
9. सव्वाधिट्ठाइयसरणथय ( सर्वाधिष्ठायिकस्मरणस्तव ), 26 stanzas.
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He has composed Gaṇadharasardhasataka. See Jaina Gurjara Kavio (Vol. II, p. 675).
2 He was a minister.
3 This is technically named as 'upasthapana'.
4 This is named as Uvaesarasāyaṇa', too.
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This Prakrit work is also called Samsayapadapraśnottara'.
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Of the Mss. of these nine works those of Nos. 3, 7 and 9 are described by me in Vol. XIX (sec. 1) and those of No. in Vol. XVII (pt. 4).
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