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In the medieval biographical tradition, Haribhadra sūri enjoys a reputation in the field of Jainism as the author of 1444 Prakarana works. A few Prakarana-treatises and a few commentaries (on the works earlier composed) written by him, are available. Among these, those that are in our possession--specially, those in whose appellations numeral-words are employed-are available. Thanks to the deduction now reached that Haribhadra suri is the author of the Pancasūtra, a most notable example has been added to the list of his works and this is a circumstance signifying our good fortune and indeed is a matter of gratification.
Annotations : I. B. L. Series, No. 2; Ācārya Haribhadra sūri Granthmālā, Vol. No. 1, General
Editor : V. M. Kulkarni, Ed. Muni Jambūvijaya, Delhi 1986. 2. Pañcasuttam, Ed. V. M. Shah, Bombay 1934, "Introduction," p. 17. 3. Ibid., p. 20. 4. Ibid., "Foreword", p. 69. 5. Pañcasūtrakam, Ed. Muni Śrī Jambūvijayajī, Delhi 1986, "Introduction," p. 33. 6. Ibid. 7. Ibid., Prastāvanā, pp. 4-5. 8. Ibid., p. 80. 9. Ibid., p. 80. 10. Ibid., p. 81. 11. Ibid., p. 80. 12. Ibid., Prastāvanā, p. 3. 13. Ibid pp. 80-81. 14. Ibid., p. 24. 15. Ibid., pp. 80-81. 16. Ibid. 17. Ibid., p. 24. 18. Ibid. 19. Dharmapariksa, Ahmedabad V. S.1998 (A. D. 1942), pp. 23-24. 20. Sodasaka Prakaranam, Bombay 1984, p. 96. 21. Ibid. 22. Pañcasūtrakam, Jambūvijaya, “Intro.," p. 4. 23. Ibid., pp. 50-53-54.
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