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JAIN JOURNAL
1304-05) the Prabandha-cintāmani-a Sanskrit work dealing with the history of Gujarat. Feru, 41 son of Candra Thakura, composed the Vastusara42 in V.S. 1372 (A.D. 1315-16). Jinaprabha Suri completed the Vividha-tirtha-kalpa43 in V. S. 1389 (A.D. 1333). Then Somatilaka wrote three philosophical books-Navyakşeira-samāsa, Vicāra-sūtra and Saptatisatasthānaka and Sudhākalasa, a master-musician, brought out two volumes on music entitled Sangitopanişad.
Even after the death of Sultan Muhammad the Jains enjoyed royal favours. In spite of his narrow religious outlook and reactionary government, Sultan Firoz Shah honoured, at least, three eminent Jains, i.e., Gunabhadra Suri, Munibhadra Suri, and Mahendra Suri, the last named being an astronomer and mathematician of repute. 44
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