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There is a large number of names of saints and authors' with Kumāra He & common factor:
Kumāra-datta of the Yápaniya Sangh: is mentioned in the Helsi copper-plates' (c. 5th century 4, D.).
Kumars-dera is referred to in one of the inscriptions at Sravana Belgol (c. 12th century A. D.). He had an alternative name, Padmanandi."
• Kanāra-nandi (of the Uccandgarī Sākha) is specified in an inscription on the pedestal of an image at Mathura (c, beginning of the Christian era"). Another Kumāra-nandi is mentioned in the Devarhalli copper-plates (looked upon as apooryphal) of 776 A. D."
Kumāra-pandita is referred to in an inscription at Herekere, and he is to be assigned to c. 1239 A. D.
Kumara-gena in nuentioned in a large number of inscriptions, and obviously there might have flourished many teachers bearing this name. Thera, records' belong to the 10th, 11th and 12th centuries A. D. and hail from the hos of Kotak Sons of them can be mutually distinguished from the common name of the toscher etc.
1) They are collected bere mainly from the Répertoire d'epigraphis Jaina by A. GUERINOT, Paris 1908.
2 ) Indian Antywy VI pp. 25 f. 3) Epigraphic Carnatics II, No. 40.
4) Epigraphia Indica, I, No. XLIII, pp. 388-9. . 5) Epigraphia Carradica IV, Nagamangala No. 8); #150 (wlinn Antiquary IL, Pp. 155 f. Vidyalanda ( c. 9th century 4, D.) in his Patrikperiksā (p. 9, ed. Banaras 1913) gaotes three veraes from the work Vädangdya of Kumārspandi Bhattáraka (see also Promāna parikini, P, 72, ed. Badaras 1914). There is also a work of the name padarydya by Dharmakirti (c. 7th oentary A. D.). Jayesena (c. 12th century A. n.), in the opening remarks of his Oommentary on the Patrdstikaya, says that Kundakanda was the tigya of one Kumaranandi Bhsttāraka. Without specifio common groand, mere identity of name not sadlice for identification of one with the other, because the same name is borne by different teachers of ditferent Age.
6) Epigraphia Carnucios VIII, blagar No. 161.
7) Journal of the B. B. R. A. 8, X, PP. 167 f.: Epigridphix C. III Seringostam No. 147, VIII Nagar No. 356, VIII Tirthahalli No. 192, V Chandarayapatna No. 149, II &r. Belgol No. 26, Belar No. 17, VII Nagar No. 37, IT T.-Narasipur No. 105.
8) 1. One Kumārasens, who is olled a guru and who was fou like Prabhacandra, in mentioned by Jinasena in bis Harivamia ( A. D. 783). 2. Vidyanaoda ( c. 9th century A. D.) also refers to one Kumarusena who perhaps helped him in the composition of the landhari 3. Devasenx in his Darianandra (A, D. 993 ) oredits one Kumarasena of baving founded the Kaatha Saroghs in 898 A, D, and gives some interesting details about him (versea 331), 4. One Kumāra (-kayl) has composed the Amaprabodha (Ohunilala Jaina Granthamala Na T Caloutta, no year) in Sanskrit. It belongs to the class of works like the Atmánusuadna od Gagabhadra Beyond mentioning the name, he does not give any penional details,