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and the Acharya by giving them bath of Mantric-waters restored them to their original appearance. Then the Yogi made the columns and the seats in the temple quake and the Acharya stabilized them with his magical powers and brought down the cupola from the turret of the temple of Sambhu. Yasobhadrasuri died in 971 Vikrama era according to Viravamsavali but 1029 Vikrama era according to "Aitihāsika Rasa Sangraha Part I". When his body was placed on the burning pyre the Yogi brought down rains to extinguish the fire and obtain the natural gem from the skull of the Acharya, but the rain was intercepted by a cover raised on the pyre and Badaridevi, who was angry at the hostility of the Yogi even to the dead Acharya, threw him on the burning pyre and he died.
Sri Kalyāṇavijaya says at page 73 of his introducion to Prabhāvakacaritra that according to Pattavalis Caityavāsis arose in 882 Vira era, i. e. 412 Vikrama era but that really it is the date when they had gathered great strength and much power and influence and had outnumbered Sadaus who were observing strictly the rules of conduct laid down in the scriptures for them. He further says that according to statements in Bhāṣyas and Cūrnīs on Jain Sūtras Caityavāsis appear to have been in existence even before the said date. That the decadent times helped the growth of Caityavāsis would appear to be probable from the fact that according to Vincent Smith "The period between the extinction of the Kushan and Andhra dynasties about 220 or 230 A. D., and the rise of the imperial Gupta dynasty, nearly a century later, is one of the darkest in the whole range of Indian history." (P. 257 Early History of India).
ŚRI MANADEVASURI
Sri Manadevasuri flourished from the end of the 2nd century to 261 Vikrama era. His grand preceptor Devasuri, before Acharyaship was conferred on him by Sarvadevasuri, was known as Upadhyaya Devachandra and managed the temple of Sri Mahāvīra at Koraṇṭaka alias Korață in Marwar. This, if true, establishes the existence of
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