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72 / The Râştrakūtas and Jainism
diseases, with an appendix on the subject of fatal symptoms, and an additional chapter, on meatless diet, in the end. A succinct sketch of the origins of Prāņavādapūrva of the original canon which covered medicine and diagnosis. T. V. G. Sastry observes : "The text has no sectarian touch and is purely scientific and technical in treatment. It also has quotes from both the Jaina and non-Jaina authors. In the puşpikas found at the end of each chapter, there are references to the family pedigree of Ugraditya’s gurus, his contemporary collegues and others. Thus the work provides information to fix the date for the work. In an additional chapter, published at the end of the text, there is reference to Ugraditya's discourse on 'Hitāhita Adhyāya', delivered in the presence of Rastrakuta emperor Amoghavarsa who ruled between A. D. 815-877 A. D. Ugraditya also mentions the name of Patrakesari (C. A. D. 575-650), a celebrated surgeon of the times". [Jinamanjari, 10-2, october 1994 : p. 53).
4.3.5.5. Srinandi, author of Mahāpurāņa, Ugrāditya, Lalitakirti and other Jaina saints conducted austerities at Rāmagiri monastery and made it a famous Jaina settlement.
4.3.5.6. Ugrāditya has mentioned the name of Pātrakēsari (C. E. 575-650), a celebrated surgeon. JinsēnaII has also mentioned Pătrakësari as Pātrasvāmi. Pūjyapāda, preceptor of king Durvinita, and Pātrakēsari were contemporary luminaries who were famous doctors of their age.
4.4. Svāmi Virasēna (735-820) of Pañcastūpa anvaya, a posterity of original congregation of Jaina monks. He was skilled in Jaina doctrine, prosody, astrology, grammar, Jaina epistomology and logic. To top his proficiency in varied discipline, he was an expert in the lore of Satkhaņda-āgama. He was a profound scholar of kaṣāya-Prābrta knowledge. In brief he a was a wizard of savior-faire knowledge of what to do.
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