________________ Introduction 19 42. Padeisprabhasuri Author of partye composed in Samvat 1221. 43. Prasannachandrasuri 44. Gunasamudrasuri 45. Jayas'ekharasuri Became Acharya in Samvat 1301. 46. Vajrasenasuri Became Acharya in Samvat 1354. 47. Hematilakasuri 48. Ratnas'ekharasuri That our author Ratnas'ekharasuli, the 48th Pattadhara in the Nagapuriya TapaGachchha Pattarali was the pupil of Vajrasenasuri, and that he became a successor of Hematilakastiri becomes much more definite from the following 3 passages taken from his own works संबोहसत्तरि (संबोधसप्तत्ति), गुणस्थाणकक्रमारोह and लघुक्षेत्रसमासस्वोपज्ञवृत्ति respectively. (1) The last gatha of HEART is : " संवेगमणो संबोहसत्तरि जो पढेइ भवजीओ। सिरिजयसेहरठाणं सो लहई नत्थि संदेहो // " The name जयसेहर (जयशेखर) mentioned here, refers to perstare also and one may be led to think that he (i. e. fustaceft) was the author of संबोहसत्तरि. But one अमरकीर्तिसूरि while. commenting on this gatha says:
