History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

Author(s): Hiralal R Kapadia
Publisher: Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre

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Maladhārin Hemacandra Sūri, a senior contemporary of Kalikālasarvajña Hemacandra Sūri, has written a tippanaka on Haribhadra Sūri's commentary on Āvassaya, a tippanaka on Nandi and a commentary on Anuogaddāra.
Devendra Gani, later on known as Nemicandra Sūri has written a commentary on Uttarajjhayana in Samvat 1129. Herein he has given narratives in Prakrta and thus followed in the foot-steps of Haribhadra Sūri and Vādivetāla sānti Sūri and not in those of śīlānka Sūri.
Śricandra Sūri, pupil of śīlabhadra Sūri has written a commentary on Nisthavisehacunni (XX) in Sarvat 1174. According to Mr. M. D. Desai, he is not a pupil but a grand-pupil. He takes him to be the author of (i) the commentary on Samanovāsagapadikkamana composed in Samvat 1222, (ii) Nandidurgapadavyākhyā composed in Samvat 1226, (iii) the commentary on Jiyakappacunni composed in Samvat 1227, and (iv-viii) the commentaries on Uvangas VIII-XII composed in Samvat 1228.
Yaśodeva Sūri, pupil of Śrīcandra Sūri, pupil of Vīra Gani has commented upon Pakkhiyasutta in Samvat 1180.
Śrītilaka Sūri, pupil of Śivaprabha Sūri has written a commentary on Āvvasaya in Samvat 1296.
Kșemakīrti has completed Malayagiri Sūri's commentary on Kappa in Samvat 1332.
So far as Paiņnagas are concerned, only a few are commented upon. For instance, Bhuvanatunga Sūri2 has commented upon Caüsarana, Āürapaccakkhāna and Santhāraga, Gunaratna upon Bhattapparinnā and Santharaga and Vijayavimala upon Tandulaveyaliya and Gacchācāra.
There are several commentaries on Jambuddīvapannatti. Out of them one is composed by Hiravijaya Sūri in Samvat 1639 and another named as Prameyaratnamañjusā by Sānticandra Gani in Samvat 1650.
Over and above these tīkās on the Agamas there are some more. For instance, in Samvat 15725 (?) Jinahamsa has written a commentary on Ayāra and in Samvat 1583, Harsakula on Suyagada. Further there are Laksmīkallola Gani's
This shows that there is no hard and fast rule that since time of silānka Prākrta narrations got replaced by Samsksta ones in commentaries, though such a rule is
practically laid down by Prof. Leumann in Z. D. M. G. (vol. XLVI, p. 581 ff.). 2. He is a pupil of Mahendra Sūri who revised in Samvat 1294 his guru Dharmaghosa
Sūri's Satapadi. 3. A com. on this was composed before Samvat 1484. 4. The com. on it was composed in Saṁvat 1634. 5. According to Jaina Granthāvali (p. 2) this should be 1582.