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4 In the Mahaviracarita which belongs to the Tripartisalākapurtacarita
Besides, isolated facts are found scattered in almost all his works Without these authentic communications, a research into Hemacandra's life would yield results of little certainty With the help of them, at least an outline of his biography can be drawn There remain, however, significant gaps which cannot be filled up for the present *
To those sources we are able to add three more now (1) the Kumarapalapratibodhha of Somaprabha Suri and his Satarathakavya, (2) the Moharajaparajaya of Yasahpala and (3) the Puratana-prabandha-samgraha Of these throc, the first two are works of authors contemporary to Hemacandra while the last is a compilation supplying many details --Editor
Reprinted from G Buchler, The Life of Hemacandracarya (Singh Jaina series), Santiniketan, 1936, pp 1-5 Courtesy Singhi Jaina Jaanapitha, Santiniketan
