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whole good; complete so far as it goes; only the gates
of the text are given. Age.-Samvat 1490. Author.- Prabhācandra. He seems to be none else but the
author of Aradhanakathakoša and Pravacanasarojabhaskara and the commentator of the following works :
(1) आत्मानुशासन(2) जनेन्द्रव्याकरण. (3) 'दब्धसंगह. (4) परीक्षामुख. (5) महापुराण of Puspadanta. (6) रत्नकरण्डश्रावकाचार. (7) लघीयस्त्रयालङ्कार. (8) समाधितन्त्र (9) 'सर्वार्थसिद्धि.
Probably this very Prabhācandra has commented upon the following works, too - __अट्टपाहुड, आराहणा, देवागमस्तोत्र, पञ्चस्थिकाय, मूलायार and समयसार.
This celebrated Prabhācandra flourished during the
reign of Bhojadeva and his successor Jayasiṁhadeva. Subject.- A Sanskrit commentary on Samantabhadra's sSvayambhūstotra which commences as under :--
"स्वयम्भुवाबूतहितेन भूतले". Is this commentary named as Kriyakalāpa or is it that Kriyakalāpaţikā is a commentary on Kriyakalāpa of
some one? Begins.- fol. 1९८० ॥ स्वयंभुवेत्यादि । वंशस्थ छंदः । स्वयं परंपरोपदेशमंतरेण
मोक्षमार्गमवबुध्यानुष्ठीय चानंतचतुष्टयरूपतया भवतीति स्वयंभूस्तेन स्वयंभुवा विराजितं शोमितं etc.
. 1 This is the name of a commentary on Pavayanasara.
3 Ita commentary is known as तत्त्वार्थवृत्तिपदविवरण. .3 शब्दाम्भोजभास्कर. प्रमेयकमलमार्तण्ड and न्यायकुमुदचन्द्र (Vol. XVIII, pt. I, No.
70 ) are the special names of the commentaries on works 2, 4 and 7. 4 See Jaina tahitya aura itibāsa (p. 339, 1st edn. ). 5 This is named as Caturviméatijinastavana, too.
