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nālhacharita in V. S. 1418 ( A. D. 1361-2). The latter work deals with the life of Sambhavanatha, the third Tirthankara.
Munibbadrasûri of Brihadgatcbba prepared an abridged edition of Munidevasūri's Sāntināthacharita. His genealogy is 88 follows:- Vadi Devasūri_Bhadresvara-Vijayendu-Manabhadra Gunabhadra--Munibhadra.
Gunabhadra, Munibhadra's preceptor, was a very learned man. Sultan Muhammad Tughlak (A. D. 1325 to 1357 ) was much impegged by his learning and wanted to give him gold coins, but he refused to accept the same. His pupil edited the Prasnottararatnamālā of Devabhadra. sūri in V. S. 1429 (or A. D 1372–3).46
In V. S. 1411 ( A. D. 1354-5), Somnakirti, pupil of Jineśvarasūri, composed the Kātantravrittipanjikā.“
Bhāvadevasūri, pupil of Jinadevasūri of Khandilagatchba, composed the Pārsvarāthacharita in V. S. 1412 ( A. D. 1355-56 ). His other
(46) Desai, Loc. cit., pp. 438-39. Munibhadrasuri won name and fame at the court of Piroj Shah, probably Firuz Tughlak (A. D. 1351-88 ) whose contemporary he was.
(47) Jesalmore catalogue, No. 12. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com