Ancient Jaina Hymns

Author(s): Charlotte Krause
Publisher: SCIndia Oriental Institute Ujain

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REMARKS ON THE TEXTS
(8) "Mahāvīra-patta-paramparā", composed by Devavimala Gaņi between V. S. 1639 and 1656, in Sanskrit;'
(9) "Sūri-paramparā”, composed by Vinayavijaya in V. S. 1708, in Sanskrit;2
(10) "Pattāvali-sāroddhāra”, composed by Ravivardhana in V. S. 1739, in Sanskrit;$
(11) Guru-pattāvali”, anonymous."
In some points, these sources deviate from one another. Thus, according to some of them, Hemavimala Sūri was born in V. S. 1520 and ordained in V. S. 1528, but according to others, in V. S. 1522 and 1538 respectively. Some state his secular name to have been "Hadaraja”, and his monk's name (prior to becoming an Acārya) "Hemavimala", others, however, "Hädakumāra” and Hemadharma" respectively.
Yet in main points, they appear to be unanimous. He was ordained as a monk by Acārya Lakşmisāgara Sūri, the 53rd Tapā Gaccha pontiff, who, in turn, was the third in succession from the famous Munisundara Sūri mentioned above. Lakşmīsāgara Sūri's immediate successor, Acārya Sumatisādhu Sūri, became our poet's teacher, and bestowed on him the title of Acārya in V, S. 1548, since when he has been known as "Hemavimala Sūri". As such, he became the 54th Tapā Gaccha pontiff after Sumatisādhu Sūri's death in V. S. 1551.
Prior to Hemavimala Sūri's investiture with the Acārya title, Sumatisādhu Sūri had bestowed this title
(1) loc. cit., p. 134, st. 131. (2) loc. cit., p. 146, st. 22 f. (3) loc. cit., p. 157. (4) loc. cit., p. 172.
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