________________ invented by his inodern biographers or praise singfrs for the purpose of completing the digvijayn ( conquest or defeat of all scholars in all direction by Sbankeracharya, For the latter's date as Ascepo ted by a certain tradition is Kali 3,89 or Samvat 845. A. D. 789. If there fure, Kumar il Bhatta lived in the middle of the seventh century he could not have interviewed by Shankeracharywho was born in A. D. 789 Even if the date assigned by the cost-ction of General Cunningham to the accussion of Lalita litya [ about 7:27, A. D. ) be assumed tobe curret Kumaril Blatta, if he was Bhavabhuri's teacher could not have met Shankerachary:, as the latter could only have challenged him after some ten or fifteen years at least of the Ninth century had passed, granting that he was & prodigy of learning at twenty five. The belief. however, that Kumaril Bhatta slig. htly prraceded to shankeracharya is very general # 1868 to suppose that this work could have been written by Anandagiri is an insult to the memory of Shankeracharya and of his disting wished pupil even if it be assamed that Anandgiri is synonymous with - nantandagiri which appears to be the name given to himself hy the author Seo Aryavidyasudbakur by the late yajnesbver Shastri P. P. 226 227 2 शंकराचार्य प्रादुभावस्तु विक्रमार्क समयादी ते पंचचत्वारिंशदधि काष्टशनीमिने संवत्सरे केरलदेशे कालप ग्राम....तथा च संप्रदाय विदआहुः निधिनागभवन्यब्दे विभवेमासि माधवे शुक्लं तिथौ दशभ्यां तु शंकरार्योदयः स्मृतः इति 3889 तथा शंकर मंदार सौरभे पासून तिष्य शरदा नतिपान वयां एकादशाधिक शतोन o tea1 GGS GRIE: P.P.AC..Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
