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The Date of Siddharshi.
will warrant the inference of placing Haribhadra Soori good many centuries earlier than you place him.
Firstly. Shilangacharya composed a commentary on t आचागंग ( it is said in the प्रभावकचरित्र that he composed_commentaries on 11 Angas as well but only available ones to us now are, those on आचारांग and सूयगडांग ). He says शकट्टषकालातीत, संवत्सरशतेषु सप्तसु अष्टानवत्यधिकेषु वैशाखशुद्धपंचम्यां
âgafa. Page 281 of the printed book. उत्तरखंड ). This shows that he composed and completed the commentary in the year 798 (Shaka ). It comes to (798+135)=, 933 Vikrama-just in the contemporary period of Haribhadra as put forth by you. According to the previous generalisation no author quotes a contemporary author, nay more strictly speaking Shilangacharya comes before the period of Haribhadra or Siddharshi according to your calculation.
Shilangacharya quotes several passages from Haribhadra's लोकतत्वनिर्णय ( See P. 348 अष्टम अध्याय, प्रथम उद्देश, प्रथमश्रुतस्कंध. verses beginning with आसीदिदं तमोभूतं. ( so also at p. 350 )
इच्छन्ति कृत्रिमं नानीश्वरजं केचित् इश्वर प्रेरितं केचित् यादृच्छिकं इदं सर्व ॥ (The reference throughout is to the printed book with the commentary of Shri Acharaya. The same verses are compoced by Haribhadra and publi shedin his लोकतत्त्वनिर्णय ( This aaaa is published by the Jain Dharma Prasaraka Sabha and I herewith send you a copy for ready reference).
The quotation is significant. The commentator is quoting ancient authors expressly. No doubt the verses are composed by Haribhadra. The ancient rule above set forth is well known. and hence the conclusion which is to be drawn is warranting the inference of putting Haribhadra good many centuries earlier. Shilangacharya can never quote Haribhadra if you place him with faf, because thereby Haribhadra comes in the subsequent period to tnat of शीलांगाचार्य.
Secondly:-Shanti Soori, more commonly known as afवेतालशांतिसूर died in the year 1096 Vikrama. He flourished between 1040 and 1096 Vikrama. Now if Haribhadra's date can
