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Jinakusalasūri of Kharataragatchba was born in V. S. 1330 ( A. D. 1273-4 ). His father's name was Jilbagara Mantri and mother's name Jagatasbri. He entered the order of Jain monks in V. S. 1347 (1290-I A. D.) and had the dignity of sūri conforred on him in V. S. 1377. ( A. D. 1320-1 ) To celebrate this occasion, Tejahpāla Shah of Anabilavada held a festival. The Sūri wrote a commentary on Jinadattasūri's Chaitavandan-Devavandanakulaka 38
Somatilakasūri ( or Vidyatilakasūri), pupil of Sanghatilakasūri of Rudrapalliya gatchba, composed Virakalpa and Shaddarshanasutratika in V. S. 1389, The Silatarangini in V. S. 1392, the Laghustavatika in V. S. 1397 and the Kumārapālaprabandha.89
Ratnadevagani wrote a commentary on the Vajjâlaya of Jayavallabha in V. S. 1393 ( A. D. 1336-7 ).
About this time, Sarvanandasūri, pupil of Dhanaprabhasūri, composed the Jagaducharita. 40
(38) Kantivijaya, Baroda, No. 182.
(39) Peterson, IV, 99; Weber, No. 2006; Buhler, VI, No 709.
(40) Buhler, II, No. 284. The book is translated into Gujarati. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
