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74/ The Răstrakūtas and Jainism
Vinayasēna, Jayasēna and (Jinasēna-I) and Jinasēna-II the brilliant pupil of Virasēna, the Jaina Magha of Vāțagrāma attained the status of a celebrated university.
4.4.3.2. In the age of Jagattunga Govinda-III, Virasēna commenced Dhavalā-Tikā, in the year C. E. 792 and completed the chef d'oeuvre, master piece on gth october 816 C. E. in the reign of Amõghavarşa-I. Its colophon Bhattārēņa ?ikā Vihiyēsa Virasēņēņa, states that Bhattāraka Virasēna composed the commentary. Ācārya Bhūtabali and ācārya Puspadanta (circa late 5th cent. and early 6th cent. C. E.), clairvoyants of early current Era, had the knowledge of the 24 chapters of Mahākarma-Praksti. It was preserved and transmitted earlier by the brilliant mendicant Dharasēna (C. 156 C. E.), earliest redactor of the canon, with an intention of again transmitting the traditional store of canonical knowledge to the successive generation of scholar anchorite. Bhūtabali and Puşpadanta, later redactors of canon, had co-authored Satkhaņdāgama, 'Scripture in six parts’, in sūtra style, i.e., aphoristic mode of presenting the canonical scriptures, which resembles cūrņi-type of work. That was the earliest written scripture of veneration of the Jainas.
4.4.3.3. Redaction of the canon was continued by Guņadhara's (C. late 2nd cent. C. E.) Kaşāya prābhrta (Pk. Kasāya pāhuda) not in sūtras but in verses, containing 233 original gāthās, dealing with theories of bondage of the soul. Aryamumuksu (Āryamaksu), Nāgahasti, Ucchāraṇācārya (Vrttisūtra) and Yati-Vrsabha (Cūrņisūtra of 6000 granthas) - has authored extensive glosses, opening the flood gates for the luxuriant literary activity of the erudite men of letters. A vast and varied exegetical literature like the glosses and commentraries, opulent independent works on different subjects, were produced.
4.4.3.4. A number of leading commentaries on Şaţkhaņdāgama text, written between 2nd and 7th centuries,
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