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in C. E. 816-17. Further, Jinasēna completed Jaya-Dhavalā, 'victoriously luminous’in C. E. 836-37. To commemorate the two auspicious events of the successful completion of Dhavalā and Jaya-Dhavalā glosses, the ruling emperor was blessed by the Jaina assemblage with the extraordinary singular biruda of Atişaya-Dhavaļa, 'exceedingly pure', who was also a disciple of Jinasēna.
4.5.4.3. Veritable Jaina saint Jinasena, accomplished completion of Jaya-Dhavalā by composing another 40,000 slokas to the 20,000 slökās composed earlier by his teacher Virasēna, on kaşāya prābhrta of Guņadhara, a connoisseur in Jaina tenet. Jayadhavalā-Tikā was completed on Saka 759 phalguņa śuddha Dasami Nandiśvara, a Jaina festival day, at Vāțagrāma in the jurisdiction of Gūrjarājya.Jinasēna again refers to his dear pupil Amõghavarşa with the epithet of Gurjara Narēndra, in his Jaya-Dhavalā commentary. That means to prove that Amõghavarşa was ruling Gujarat in C. E. 836-37. Vātagrāmapura olim Vāțanagara (Vādnēr in Nāsik Dt) was a nerve centre of Jaina church in 8th and 9th cent, and Subhatunga Indra had commissioned a Jaina shrine, named after him, called Subhatunga-vasati.
4.5.4.4. Taking advantage of the charisma of Mēghasandēsa ('cloud messenger') of Kālidāsa, Jinasēna attempted - Pārsvābhyudaya kāvya.
4.5.4.4.1. Pārsvābhyudaya, a vēstita-kavya, minor a famous poem of 364 verses in mandā-krānta metre, has been one of the curiosities of Sanskrit literature. It exhibits the poetic talent and the rich imagination of Jinasēna. He has proficiently managed to propagate the biography of Jina Pārsva and the Jaina doctrine by employing Mēghasandēša paradigm, a work of mass appeal. Jinasēna has sincerely acknowledged his debt to Kālidāsa : kāvyam vyadhāyi parivestita-meghadūtam. Pārsvābhyudaya kāvya was his first poem composed at the instance of Vinayasēna, in C. E.
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