________________ 18 Introduction atei 7 T ema 9: tant per i यदीय शाखा प्रथिता क्रमेण ख्याता क्षितौ नागपुरी तपेति॥" Thus our author Ratnase'kharasuri belonged to the Brhad Gachchha which Gachchha later on came to be known as Nagori Tapa Gachchha. As regards the Guru-preceptor and other predecessors of Ratnas'ek harasuri w@ have already got some information from the TFETS of his works Sirisirivalakahi and गुरुगुणट्त्रिंशिकाafa already quoted hefore where he describes himself as the pupil of Vajrasenasuri and he became a successor of Hematilakasuri who who became Acharya in Samivat 1354, as can be seen from the following genealogy quoted from the book "TASIMECRET TITToegaft tert' (published by Shree Jaina Yuvaka Mandal Office & Library, Shamala's Pole, Ahmedabad). 40. Munichandrasuri The 40eth Pattadhara of the Mula Tapa gachchha Pattavali. 41. Vadi Devasuri The मूलपुरुष or the first Acharya in the Nagapuriya Tapagachchha Pattavali,
