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Age. - Samvat 1138. Author of the commentary.- Koțyācārya. Some identify him
with Silanka Sūri, the commentator of the ist two angas probably because it is so suggested in Prabhāvakacaritra. But Anandasāgara Sûri refutes this in his Sanskrit introduction (p. 3) to Viseşāvaśyakabhāşya edited by him along with Koțyācārya's commentary on it.
Subject.- Viseşāvaśyakabhāşya explained in Sanskrit. In this Kotyä.
cārya's commentary on the 234th gātha' of Višeşāvaśyakabhāşya we come across the words“ fararta TIA: ". Since neither any tradition nor any other evidence seems to suggest that Kotyācārya had composed a bhāşya on Niśithasútra, it may be that this ullekha belongs to the svopajña commentary of Višeşāvaśyakabhāşya. If so, Jinabhadra Gani may be looked upon as the author of the bhäşya on Nisithasútra.
Kotyācārya's remark “Alora Tatfo TATTHI STUA:; एवमनेनैव वृद्धिक्रमेणेत्यादेवाकन चेदं भूयसीषु प्रति हश्यते" made by him while commenting upon the 637th gātha of Viseśā. vaśyakabhăşya 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 pattāvalis of the Kharatara gaccha noted in Indian Antiquary (vol. XI, pp. 243-249).
For some of quotations which directly or indirectly mention Jinabhața and Jinabhadra see Jinavijaya's intro
duction (p. 15 ) to his edition of Jitakalpasūtra. Begins. — (com.) fol. 16 ... ... ... ... stagraù Aerofafritasafaret
ar ... Suite agraentâ väfat ... ... griauna: 1 920COUPIT Rate I etc. --(com.) fol. 3255 receta suretta Ela Teater Treat galera
पुराह । किं पुणरुक्कमिऊणं जोग्गं तिविहं त्ति । तृतीयस्थाने करणस्य व्याख्यानं
1 This gāthă begins with “TOTEATTE" and it is 235th according to the printed edition ( Āgamodaya Samiti Series ).
? See the Gujarati introduction (p. 9) to Jinavijaya's edition of Jitakalpasūtra.
