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the Suri's funeral procession," but the fact is that Siddharaja and his retinue only witnessed the procession from the palace window.49
The Suri lived a life of self-restraint. He performed austere penance and abstained from rich food.50
Vardhamanacharya,
pupil of the famous commentator Abhayadeva, wrote the Adinathacharita in A. D. 1104 in the glorious reign of Siddharāja. It is divided into five parts and contains 11,000 verses. The whole is in Prakrit, but at times, Apabhramsa is used. It is a very big work on the life of Adinatha, the first Tirthankara. Our author's other works are Manoramacharitra (A. D. 1083-4) and Dharmaratnakurandavritti (A. D. 1115-16)51
Santisuri, a pupil of Vardhamānasūri Purnatallagatchha, wrote commentaries
works. 52
of
on five
Another Santisuri was a pupil of Nemichandra.53 He founded the Pippalagatchha. He is known
48 Peterson, V, pp. 13 and 30. 49 Gandhi, “Siddharaja and Jains", No. 8. 50 Desai, Jain Sahityano Itihasa, p. 229. 51 Dalal, Jesalmera Catalogue, introduction, p. 45. 52 Desai, loc. cit., p. 230. 53 Peterson, V, p. 117. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
