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the Master's Dharmāmsta.89 The poem has altogether ten cantos and has 408 verses. It is based, like many Digambara Kavyas, on the Uttarapurāņa'o of Gupabhadra. The story here has been told in a very attractive style, and the poem also throws considerable light on the social, religious and economic life of the 13th century. His other work the Purudevacampū° 1, also has ten chapters, and it contains the story of Ķshabhadeva's (Purudeva) life. The poet has everywhere borrowed verses from the Adipurāņa of Jinasena I, and the prose section is also quite simple.
The Dhan yakumaracarita's, of Gunabhadra was written, in all probability, in the 12th century A.D. According to the Prasasties of the poem, this Gunabhadra was the disciple of one Nemisena, who was the pupil of a Digambara monk, called Māņikyasena Muni. The poet further informs us that his work was completed at the town of Vilāsapura, during the reign of king Paramardin. This Paramardin is, in all probability, identical with the Candella king of that name, who ruled from 1165 A.D. to 1201 A.D. This Vilāsapura has been identified with a place near Jhansi, called Pachār. The poet further informs us that in his time. Vilāsapura was well-known for its Jain temples, We have already seen that the Digambara Jains were quite active during the reign of the Candellas. An inscription", from Pachar, of the same Paramardideva, records a grant of land for a Brahmin in this village of Vilāsapura in 1176 A.D.
The poem runs to seven chapters and it appears to be the first dated work on this subject. The language is extremely simple and graceful, and some of the descriptions are quite informative. We can refer to the beautiful description of Ujjayini (1 21ff) and elsewhere in this poem also Gunabhadra has shown his poetical power. A few other works on this subject are also known.° 8
The Karakandacariyu, in Apabh ramsa, is a remarkable poem, composed in all probability, in the 11th century. It
