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(3) A Pupil of Vinalarāja,
Tapahsandhi pupil of Somasundarasūri.
Kesi-Gomaya
Sandhi
Mahāviracharita (6) -
Mrigāputrakulaka Rishabhadhavala. Rishabhapancha
Kalyānaka Service of Jinaśasana was not the monopoly of Jain monks. Jain nuns did render useful services, but unfortunately, their services are rarely recorded on the pages of history. A nun of this period, who attracted the attention of Anandamuni of Osavamsa, was Dharmalakshmi Mabattara. 12 She was the daughter of an Osavamsi Soni, named Simha and Ramádovi of Trambavati or Cambay. Her name was Melai, but when she ontered the order of Jain nuns at the age of seven, in A. D. 1434-5, she came to be known as Dharmalakshmi. Her preceptor was Ratna
112 Desai, Jain Sanityano Itihasa, p. 485. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
