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mentioned Mallibhūshana, Simbanandin and Śrutasāgara, who were his teachers and contemporaries. This Kathakosa of Brahma Nemidatta, as Upadhye166, has shown, is based on the Kathākoša of Prabhācandra. Nemidatta also mentions this in his work, and has repeatedly referred to Prabhācandra's book in his text. The only difference between his work and that of Prabhācandra is that the latter's work is written in prose, while that of Nemidatta is in verse. There are, however, some minor differences. The Sripalacaritra168, was written at the town of Purņāśā of the Mālaya country, in V.S. 1585. His Neminātha Purāṇa187, which contains sixteen chapters, was written at the request of Simhanandin of Mālaya, who was another disciple of Mallibhushaņa. A few other works of Brahma Nemidatta are also known 108
