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Author.- Brahmamuni alias Vinayadeva Suri. He was born in
V.S. 1568 in Malava. His father's name was Padmarāja and that of his mother Sitade. He was a prince of Călukya dynasty. He was initiated as a Jaina monk by Rangamandana Gani of Añcala gaccha and was named ass Vinayadeva Súri by Vijayadeva, his satīrthya. He died in V.S. 1646 at Barhānapura. His guru's name was Pasa- . canda. For details see Vinayadeva-sari-rasa composed by his pupil Manaji Rşi.
This Brahmamuni has commented upon the follow- 10 ing works, in Sanskrit :
(1) जम्बुद्दीवपण्णत्ति. (2) दसासुयक्खन्ध.' (3) पक्खियसुत्त. His Gujarāti works are as under :1 अजापुत्ररास 2 अढारपापस्थानपरिहारभाषा(?स) 3 उत्तराध्ययन सर्व अध्ययन स० 4 जिननेमिनाथ ४४ ढालन वीवाहलु 5 जिनप्रतिमास्थापनप्रबन्ध 6 सुदर्शनशेठचरित्रचोपइ 7 सुमतिनागिलरास
8 सुधर्मगच्छपरीक्षा.
There are some additional Gujarāti works composed by this author. Some of them are mentioned in Jaina Gurjara 25
Kavio ( Vol. I, p. 153). Subject.- Lives of the four Pratyekabuddhas mentioned on p. 94. Begins.- fol. 1° ६० ॥ श्रीशारवा(?दाई नमः।
दूहा जिण चउवीसइ पयकमल मनिइं धरी ह[]र्षे नमेसु सुगूरूवचन शुभ मंत्र जिम हियडा मांहि धरेसु १
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.. 1 See D CG CM ( Vol. XVII, pt. 1, Nos. 249-250 ).
2 See DOG CM (Vol. XVII, pt. 2, Nos. 492-493). 13 [J. L. P.]
