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1880-81. Extent.-- leaf uo to leaf 176. Description.- Complete. For further details see Agamikavastu
vicārasāraprakaraña. No. 133. Age.- Pretty old. Author.- Municandra Sūri. For his life and works see SHJL
(pp. 242-24.3 ) and my introduction (pp. XXIX-XXXI+ ) to Anekāntajaya patäkā ( Vol. I ).
As stated here Municandra Suri had two disciples : Vādin Deva Súri, the celebrated author of 'Pramāņanayatartvaloka and Ajitadeva Súri. The former has composed two hymns viz, 8Municandacariyathuï and Guruvirahavilava, which throw soine light on the life of this Municandra Sūri.
Our author Municandra Suri was born in Darbhanagari. He became a disciple of Yaśobhadra Súri. In a way he was a disciple of "Vinayacandra, too. He was
1 See my "Bhumikā" (p. 67) of Upadeśaratnākara. 2 See p. 5. 3 Short History of Jaina Literature.
4 Rasāula should be dropped as it is said to be same as Gathakosa, and Vanaspati saptatițīka should be added after Vanaspatisaptati,
5 See p. 50. 6 See No. 26 of this Volume.
7 His pupil Hemaoandra Sūri is the author of Nabheya-Nemi, & dvisan. dhāna' poem. For such other poems see my article " 37TH- TEUT" published in JSP (Vol. 15, No. 12 ).
8-9 These are printed in Prakarana-samuccaya (pp. 44-46 and pp. 46-49 respectively ) published by Rşabhadevaji Kesarimalji Samstha, Rutlam, in A. D. 1923.
10 This Upadhyāya belongs to Bhad gacobą,