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Jain monks, he was known as Vasanta. He was a native of Vatapadrakapura (Baroda) in Latadeśa. He belonged to Dharkata Kula. His father's name was Vardhamana and mother's name Srimati, 65
Devasūri, a pupil of Virachandrasūri, wrote the Jivānusāsana.6% in Prakrit. The work contains 334 verses.
Dharmaghoshasūri, pupil of Chandraprabhasuri, who founded the Paurnimikagatchha, composed the Sabdasiddhi and Rishimandalastavana. Siddharaja is said to have praised him."7
Samudraghosha, a pupil of Dharmaghoshasüri, showed his proficiency in logic in Malwa and earned name and fame at the courts of Naravarman of Dhara, and Jayasimhadeva of Anahilavada.67a
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Parsvadevagani was a pupil of Dhanesvaraa pupil of Silabhadra of the Chandragatchha. He was the author of the Nyayapravesakavrittipanjika in A. D. 1113 and Nishithachurnivimsoddakavritti in A. D. 1117. He helped his guru Dhanesvarasuri in the Comment
65 Desai, Jain Sahityano Itihas, p. 238. 66 Peterson, V, 22. 67 Peterson, I, 93. 67a Desai, loc. cit., p. 240. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com