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granthagras, and his student Jinasena composing the remaining 40,000 granthagras, completed in C. E. 837-38. Thus, the two commentaries run altogether to 132,000 verses, massive feat of human intelligence. This entire literature has been critically edited and published in 38 volumes.
4.4.3.6.1. Jinasēna has said that Virasēna, his noble teacher was a debater, most knowledgeable orator, poet immaculate with proficiecny in spiritual wisdom, and kavicakravarti. The last epithet may appear to be an exxaggeration, but categorically svami Virasēna was an agama-cakravarti.
4.4.3.7. Acarya Virasēna belonged to the pedigree of pañca stupānvaya, the monachs of eastern school, who were the custodians of the Jaina ancient karma (a form of matter) lore. All his pupil belonged to Senagana, a cohort of monks and nuns of Mulasamgha, the original Digambara congregation. Virasēna was the last of Pañcastūpānvaya ascetics. With Jinasēna and others, Sēnagaṇa, replaceing Pañcastūpānvaya, thrived to greater prominence.
4.4.3.8. To abbreviate, illustrious Virasēna, a mānastambha of the time of the Rāṣṭrakūṭas, was the first and best commentator and crystalizer of Satkhaṇḍāgama and kaṣāyaprabhṛta. In the apt words of Jinasena-II, 'Acārya Virasēna had put Vācaspati, god Brahma, to silence, with his ocean of knowledge!'. Adroit in the philosophy of nonabsolutism, connoisseur in the doctrine of manifold aspects, abbot of a mendicant group, felicitous in canonical literature, a specialist in Sanskrit and Prakrit languages, a monkscholar and spiritual leader, Virasēna was verily a VidyaVacastpati. Thanks to the Dhavala, Jaya-Dhavala commentaries, the vital flow of the Tirthankara's teachings has sustained through so many centuries.
4.4.3.9. Emanating as marvels of human authorship,
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