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other works are the Navapadaprakaranabrihada vritti in A. D. 1108-9 and the Navatattvapraka ranavritti in Samvat 1174 (A. D. 1117-8 ).72
Munichandrasuri was the guru of the famous disputant Devasūri. He was trained by Vinayachandra Pathak. He entered the order of Jain
monks at an early age. Nemichandrasūri conferred the dignity of Acharya on him. Munichandrasuri was a very learned man. He performed austere penance. Many jain monks and nuns were at his beck aad call. He was the author of the following works :
Devendranarakendraprakaranavritti in S. 1168
(A. D. 1111-12); Sukshmārthavichārasārachurni in V. S. 1170 (A. D. 1113-14); Anekāntajayapatākāvrittitippanam in V. S. 117I (A. D. 1114-15); Upadesavritti in S. 1174 (A. D. 1117-8 ); Lalitavistarapanjikā; Dharmabinduvritti, Karmaprakrititippana.
Besides the seven commentaries mentioned above, Munichandra wrote the following original works:
(1) Angulisaptati (2) Āvasyakasaptati (3) Vanaspatisaptati (4) Gathakosha (5) Anusāsanān.
72 Dalal, Jesalmere catalogue, introduction, p. 48. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
