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THE CANONICAL LITERATORE OF THE JAINAS [CHAP Jinabhadra.' It refers to Vāsavadattā, and Tarangavai in v. 1508.? The former seems to be none else than the work of Subandhu, a predecessor of Bāņa and the latter that of Padalipta Sūri. Further, in Visesā', there are some verses which tally with those of Kappabhāsa and Vavahārabhāsa. Its verses 2104 and 2195 agree ad verbatim with Sammaïpayarana (III, v. 52 and 49). Besides, in this work, there are Vaidika references. These along with their original sources are noted in Av. Lit, on pp. 37-38. All these facts along with the mention of Jinabhadra Gani by Haribhadra Sūri may be utilized for verifying his traditional date (Saṁvat 645). He himself has composed a com.? on Visesā -a statements made by Kotyācārya in his com. (p. 245) on Visesā”. This Kotyācārya is identified by some as Sīlāůka Sūri, the commentator of Ayāra etc. But this view is challenged by Ānandasāgara Sūri in his intro. (p. 3) to Part II of Visesão edited by him with Kotyācārya's com. Maladhārin Hemacandra Sūri, too, has written a com. on Visesão.9
1 In Kappacunni (pedhabandha 93 ) we have: "En faaa147ATHTÀ.” Vide
Av. Lit. (p. 31 f.). 2 "जह वा निद्दिट्टवसा वासवदत्ता-तरंगवल्याई। तह निमगवसओ लोए मणुरक्खवाउ त्ति ॥१५०८॥" 3 He is referred to in Nisihabhäsa and Kabbacunni. He is said to be a favourite
of Murunda, who may be Vinaspharni (!), a governor of Pataliputra appointed by King Kaniska. It seems he flourished sometime between A. D. 94 to A. D. 162. He is regarded as the originator of a language ( named after him. He composed a Deśināmamālā as can be inferred from Kalikālasarvajna
Hemacandra's com. on his own work Rayanävali (v. 2). 4 See Av. Lit. (p. 36) and pp. 21-22 of the portion preceding the Gujarāti
prastāvanā to Visesão (Part II). 5 Some of these occur in the Cunni on Avassuya, in Haribhadra Sūri's com.,
on it, in various commentaries on Visesä", in K'incidganadharavāda and in
laghuvrtti on Dasaveyaliya, too. 6 They are reproduced in Jaina sähitya samodhaka (vol. II, No. 1, pp. 84-91). 7 This com. is now extinct; but it existed in the time of Maladhārin
Hemacandra Sūri (vide his com. on v. 500 of Visesão) and also Malayagiri Sūri
as can be seen from his com. (pp. 4245-125a) to Pannavaņā (paya XXI). 8 “39 na 957914: 141gi arutadt HTH ”. 9 In this com. (p. 649) on v. 1508, he has mentioned Bhadrabāhunimitta,
Nanda sa mhitã and Kāpiliya. The las: two are once more mentioned in the com, on v. 1509 where even the name of Manu occurs.
