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Jaina Literature and Philosophy : [ 200 Taranga I foll. 10 to 31*
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V „ 799 , 884. Age.- Samvat 1666. Author.- Ratnamandira Gaņi, pupil of 'Nandiratna Gaņi, pupil of
Ratnasekhara Sūri, pupil of Somasundara Suri of the Tapå gaccha. His other work Bhojaprabandha also called
Prabandharaja is composed in Samyat 1517. Subject. Spiritual advice in mixed prose and verse in Sanskrit,
in five chapters called tarangas.
The first taranga deals with donation, conduct, penance and reflections. It comprises 15 sermons. In the beginning there is eulogy of holy places.
The second taranga consisting of 12 sermons, treats of seven 3 kşetras viz. Jaina temples, idols, scriptures, monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen.
The third taranga having 53 sermons, throws light on worship and the fourth having 11 sermons, on pilgrimage.
The last taranga is known as “ Jinadharmopadeśa'. It consistis of 12 upadeśas.
In this last taranga (dharmopadeśa'7, p. 268 of the printed edition there is mention of Vasantavilasa, and a verse is quoted from it.
In this work we come across lives of Hemacandra Śūri, Kumārapāla, Pethada, Siddhasena Divākara and
others. For other details see" ends". 1 He had another pupil namely Ratnamaņdana Gani, author of Sukstasågarakávya, Mugdhamedhākarălankára, Jalpakalpalatā, Samvadasındara, Nariniräsaphāga, Nemināthanavarasaphaga (also called Rangasāgara-Nemiphāga ) etc.
2 In the printed edition (p. 6) there is mention of several tirthas (holy places) such as श्रीपुर where there is an idol of अन्तरिक्षपार्श्वनाथ. . . . . 3 For details see my Gujarāti introduction (pp. 30-32 ) to Upadeśarainākara.
4 His pupil Râmacandra Suri was given the title of 1972 by Siddharāja Jayasitha. See p. 63 of the printed edition.
5 In Taranga I (p. 49 of the printed edition ) he is referred to as 'kalikālaSarvajña'.
