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cure for snake bite. It was thereupon procured and Sri Dharamaghosasūri was cured. As a penance for using green herb, even when faced with such situation, against the rules of conduct for Sadhus he gave up all sweets, milk, curds, ghee, oil etc. for the rest of his life and lived only on Juwari-bread.
He composed many hymns some of them being Māntric. He also composed Sanghācāra-vítti and Kālasaptatikā, Samavasaraņa Kāyasthiti and Bhavasthiti Prakaraņas.
His pupil was Sri Somaprabhasūri who was so strict in observing the rules of conduct for Sadhus that apprehending possible abuse he did not accept the book of magic which was offered to him by his preceptor Sri Dharmaghosasūri. This throws a considerable light on the high ideals and selfless and pure life led by these Sädhus.
ŚRI DEVABHADRAGANI There is a Pratyangirākalpa in Prāksta consisting of 76 verses by Sri Devabhadragani who describes himself in the last verse thereof as a bee in the feet of Pradyumnasūri and alludes to Devendra and Munindra. He is not, therefore, the famous Upādhyāya Devabhadragaņi of Caitravālagaccha the preceptor and co-worker in the Kriyoddhāra (the reinstatement of the original religious practices and observances) of the famous Sri Jagaccandrasūri who having remained invincible in 32 debates with Digambara cialecticians in the Court of King Jaitrasimha of Aghāta (near modern Udaipar) received the title of 'Hirala' i. e. 'Diamond' meaning of 'adamantine quality'and also the title of 'Tapā' because of the performance of severe austerities and gave that name to his Gaccha, which till then bore the name of Vadagaccha or Bșhadgaccha, in 1285 of Vikrama era. He must have been a pupil of the famous scholar Sri Pradyumnasūri * who wrote Samarādityasamksepa in 1324 Vikrama era.
* He also wrote Pravajyávidhāpa in 1338. He also critically examined and revised works of Udayaprabha, Devendra, Dharmakumāra, Prabhacandra, Bålacandra, Mānatunga, Munideva, Ratnaprabha, Vinayacandra and others.
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