Gandharwad

Author(s): Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
Publisher: Jain Granth Prakashak Sabha

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Unfortunately these commentaries are not available at present, and we have to depend mostly on conjectures. The commentary of Kotyācārya is preserved in a tattered condition in the Bhāndārkara Research Institute, Poona. The only available commentary is that of S'ri Maladhāri Hemacandrācārya,
(ii) Brihat Samgrahaņi—This work runs in almost 500 verses. Acārya Malayagiri Suri has written a commentary on this work in Sanskrit. The work along with the Commentary has already been published.
(iii) Brihat Kþetra-Samāsa-This is also a similar work. Acārya S'ri Malayagiri Sūri and others have written commentaries and the work along with the commentaries is published.
(iv) Jita Kalpa Sūtra-This work lays down various religious practices to be followed by the Jaina monks. The work is also dealing with the ten types of remonstration. The subject of remonstration has already been treated in the Cheda-sūtras and other works. Jinabhadra Gani seems to have composed this work with a view to treat the subject in a precise and comprehensive manner.
The oldest commentary available on this work at present. . is the cūrni of Siddhasena in Prakrit. In. his Cūrni, Siddha
sena remarks at one place that there existed some other curni5 also, before he composed his one, but that is not available at present. On this Cūrni of Siddhasena, S're Candra Suri has written explanatry notes in Sanskrit.
Besides the cūrni of Siddhasena, there is one more cūrņi available in Prākrit verses. It is difficult to say whether it is the same cūrni that he refers to or it is different from his own. Nothing is known about the author and the date of
15. अहवा बितियचुनिकरा-भिष्पारण चत्वारि वि सुत्तेण व गहिया।