Book Title: Introduction to Jainism and its Culture
Author(s): Balbhadra Jain
Publisher: Kundkund Gyanpith Indore

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________________ 1620 verses. As a complementary work he wrote Uttarapurāṇa which includes biographies of twenty-three Tirthankaras. Only two more of his works, Atmānuśāsana and Jinadattacarita, are available. Acārya Jinasena He was the ācārya (head) of the Punnāța Sangha. His only work is Harivaṁśapurāṇa. It is a classical and linguistically perfect work. -- Mahāvīracārya He was a contemporary of the Raṣṭrakūta king Amoghavarṣa. He wrote the famous mathematical treatise Ganita Sāra Samgraha. He period is ninth century. Ācārya Vidyānanda - He was a renowned philosopher and scholar. His works are Tattvärtha Śloka Vārtika, Asta Sahasri, and Yuktyanuśāsanālaǹkāra. All these three are commentaries. His independent works include Vidyananda Mahodaya, Āptaparīkśa, Pramāņa Parīkśa, Satyaśāsana Parīkśa, and Śrīpura Parsvanatha Stotra. Acārya Amṛtacandra Thakkura -- He was a great tenth century scholar of spiritualism. His commentaries on Kundkundācārya's Samayasāra, Pravacanasāra, and Pañcāstikāya are so poignant that it may be remarked that the seed of spiritualism sown by Kundakunda was nurtured and flowered by Amṛtacandra. To him goes the credit of promoting and popularizing Samayasara. Besides this the touching discussion of ahimsa given by him in Puruṣārthasiddhyupāya is hard to find in any other work. In Tattvärtha Sāra he has given a special elaboration of the three jewels in 226 verses. His period is 10th century. Acārya Somadeva He was a great scholar of doctrinal studies, philosophy, poetics, and ethics. His two most famous works are Yaśastilaka, a poetical work in Campu style, and Nītivākyāmṛta; a work on ethics. Acārya Ravisena He was a scholar from Punnāta Sangha. He completed his work Kathākoṣa in 988 V. Ācārya Devasena He wrote Darśanasāra in 990 V. This contains a detailed history of various groups and sub-groups of various Jain 246 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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