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Reference. The text along with this Katharnavanka is published
(see p. 79). In the introduction of this edition the view. of Caturavijayaji as noted by me on p.78 is stated but it is discarded for the following reasons :
(1) In the "bịhad-bhandāra" at Jesalmere there is a palm-leaf Ms. of an old commentary. This Ms. is dated as Vikrama Samvat 1380. The author of its text ( Dharmaghosa Sūri) must have fourished earlier than the author of this old commentary. Consequenty he cannot be one (of Tapā gaccha) who died in Vikrama Samvat 1357.
vac ) (2) In most of the works of Dharmaghoșa Sūri of the Tapā gacche names of Devendra, Vidyānanda and Dharmakirti are mentioned but it is not so in this text.
( 3 ) Caturavijayaji has not stated any solid ground for identifying the author of this text with Dharmaghosa Sûri of the Tapā gaccha.
Further, it is suggested in the introduction (p. 36) that Dharmaghoșa Sūri, the author of this text, is probably the head of Añcala gaccha and that he is a successor of Jayasimha Sûri. Moreover, this Dharmaghoşa Suri was born in Vikrama Samvat 1208, he took diksa in 1226, became
sūri'in 1234 and died in 1268. He is an author of Satapadı composed in Vikrama Sarvat 1263. His successor Mahendra Sūri has elucidated this work in Samvat' 1294.
In the introduction (p.3b) several commentaries of this Isimandalathotta are noted. For instance, it is said here that the old commentary on this text is composed by Bhuvanatunga Sūri of Añcala gaccha and its palm-leaf Ms. is dated as Vikrama Samvat 1380.
For additional Mss. of this com, see Jinaratnakoşa (Vol. I, p. 60 ).
N. B.-- For additional information see No. 61.
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