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younger contemporary of Gopanandi, hence his age should be close to the latter, e.g. in the 40's or 50's. Also what is rather strange about his description in such a religious inscription is that he is told as a handsome ascetic who has gained popularity even in the songs, music, and dances. If he were then a young pandit in the 20's or 30's, his donors would least likely engrave on the monument about his physical beauty and popularity, howsoever great pandit he could have been. This seems to be a paradoxical proof that he was then an elderly yogi, indifferent to his past fame. And still more, the public might have adored him, and worshipped him, and wished that may he ever live and remain firm as Śrt Yogi. So he must be at least in the 40's or 50's by 1,100 A. D. He is not therein called Bhattaraka. Then, we can speculate that Jinacandra must have become Bhatļāraka some years later before he aged too further.
I assume from the context that the colophons of the Vitti which announce Jinacandra as Bhatýāraka were interpolated by someone. This interpolation was, then, done after Jinacandra became Bhaggaraka. The colophon attached to its each chapter pronounces that he attained to the state of perfection. It means that he was dead when it was interpolated. Now, we do not know when he was appointed to and resigned from the post of Bhatfaraka, nor when he passed away. Also if the age of Jinacandra could be as such in 1,100 A. D., his disciple, Bhāskaranandi, might be even able to have completed his works by that time. From these assumptions, we
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