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## Adipurana
It is possible that Samantabhadra's initiation name was different. It could have been Jinanando or something similar. If this assumption is correct, then Shivakoti could have been Samantabhadra's disciple, and their time could be contemporary with Samantabhadra. In the stories of worship, a verse from Samantabhadra's Brihatsvayambhustotra is also found. Thus, this topic requires special research.
## Jatacharya Singhanandi
This Jatacharya was also known as 'Singhanandi'. He was a very austere ascetic. He died in 'Koppan' in a state of Samadhi. His footprints are also engraved on a hill called 'Pallavaki Gundhu' near Koppan, and below them is an inscription in old Kannada in two lines, which was prepared by a person named 'Chapayya'. His only work, 'Varangacharita', has been edited by Dr. A.N. Upadhye and published by 'Manikchand Granthamala' in Bombay. King Varang lived during the time of the twenty-second Tirthankara, Neminath. Varangacharita is a beautiful poem full of beneficial teachings of Dharma Shastra. Varang has been remembered a lot in Kannada literature. Udyotan Suri, the author of Kuvalayamala, and Ubhayyajinas have remembered him with great respect. Some poets of the Apabhramsha language have also remembered the author of Varangacharita. Upadhyeji has fixed his time in the 7th century AD.
## Kanabhikshu
He is the author of the Kathalankaaratmak Granth. This book is unavailable. Acharya Jinasena, while mentioning his book, wrote that Kanabhikshu, whose voice-like flawless and beautiful jewels followed the Dharma Sutra, adorned the Puranasangh. This mention clearly shows that Kanabhikshu must have written some story-book or Purana. It is unfortunate that that unique book is unavailable. I have not seen any mention of Kanabhikshu's Guruparampara. He is also a scholar from before the 9th century. How much before? This is still uncertain.
## Dev
Dev is the short name of Devanandi. Vadiraj Suri has also mentioned this short name in his Parshvacharita. According to the inscription no. 40 (64) of Shravanabelagola, his names Devanandi, Jinendrabuddhi, and Pujyapada are famous. This Acharya was a very learned scholar of his time. His talent was multifaceted. This is why later writers have remembered him with great respect. From the mention in 'Darshansar' that in 526 VS, Vajranandi, a disciple of Pujyapada, established the Dravida Sangh in Dakshin Mathura or Madurai, you are proven to be a scholar from before 526 VS. Shri Jinasenacharya has remembered him as a grammarian. In fact, you were a unique grammarian. Your 'Jainendra Vyakaran' has been called 'Apastam Ratna' by the name-mala-kar Dhananjay Kavi. So far, the following books of yours have become available:
1. Jainendra Vyakaran - An unparalleled grammar book.
2. Sarvarth Siddhi - A beautiful and easy commentary on Acharya Griha Pichch's Tattvarth Sutra.
3. Samadhi Tantra - An unparalleled book on Samadhi in spiritual language.
4. Ishtopadeś - A heart-stealing chapter of 51 verses full of teachings.
5. Dashabhakti - A holy flow of devotional sentiment in a scholarly language.