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Jaina thinkers, i.e., Nihnavas. It also deals with the differences of Śvetambara and Digambara traditions regarding the successiveness and simultaneity of Kevalajñāna and Kevaladarśana as well as the problem of nakedness of the monk with full details. Other bhāṣyas mainly deal with the ethical code of conduct of ascetics with their exceptions and the conditions in which these exceptions could be followed along with their atonements. The bhāṣyas, dealing with the code of conduct of monks are Daśavaikālikabhāṣya, Uttaradhyayanabhāṣya, Bṛhatkalpabhāṣya, Vyavahāra-bhāṣya, Niśīthabhāṣya and Jitakalpabhäṣya. Some of the bhāṣyas also contain some informations of historical importance. As the author of the bhāṣya, we have only two names: Jinabhadragani and Sanghadāsagani. Jinabhadragani is the author of Višeṣāvaśyakabhāṣya while Sanghadasagani is the author of Bṛhatkalpa, Vyavahāra and Niśīthabhāṣya. Of these two Sanghadāsagani is supposed to be senior to Jinabhadra, because Jinabhadra, in his work Viseṣaṇavatī has referred to the Vasudevahiṇḍī, a work authored by Sanghadasagani. The period of Jinabhadra is undoubtedly the latter half c. 6th A.D. As Sanghadāsagani was senior to Jinabhadragaṇi, it leaves no room for doubt that he must have flourished in second half of the c. 6th A.D. All these bhāṣyas are of considerable length; composed in Prakrit verses and deal with their subjects exhaustively. In the Bhasyas, we find a rich cultural data and some information about the cultural history of India.
Next, the Curnis, unlike the Niryuktis and Bhāṣyas are written in prose. Niryuktis and Bhāṣyas are written in Prakrit only, while the Curnis are written in Prakrit mixed with Sanskrit. Among Cūrņis - Avaśyaka, Daśavaikālika, Uttarādhyayana, Sūtrakṛtānga, Nandī are the most important.
All these Curnis were written by Jinadasagani Mahattara. In Nandīcūrṇi it is clearly mentioned that this work was completed in Śaka Samvat 598 corresponding to 676 A.D. It is, therefore, concluded that most of the important Curņis were written in c. 7th A.D. Some
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