Jain Legend Vol 3

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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iv rya ( ivanand ): This Y pan ya c rya wrote a grand and important text called ' r dhan 'with 2170 verses.
Sarva Nandi: Scholar monk Sarva Nandi of Digambara sect in Vikram 555 in a town called P talik of P dya dynasty wrote an important text called 'Loka Vibh ga' in Pr k ata.
Yati Vabh c rya: Yati Vabh c rya commands great respect in the annals of ancient Jains. His two grand texts became extremely popular amongst Jain followers and scholars. The first text is called “Ka ya Pr bh ata Cri' and the second is called ‘Tiloyapa ati'. Many scholars consider him as a crya of Vikram 5th-6th century
Emergence of a new gaccha ‘H rila gaccha' after the name of
epochal- c rya H rila
According to the citations by c rya Udyotana or D ki ya Cihna, at the end of his text ‘Kuvalayam 1 ’, the chronology of c ryas belonging to H rila gaccha is as follows.
Epochal: c rya Harigupta or H rila, The gaccha was named after him.
Devagupta: This c rya was a popular and great poet. This is mentioned in Kuvalayam 1.
iva Candra: He went to different temples for venerating idols and arrived in Bhinnam la and lived for the rest of his life there. Udyotana had cited him as a wish fulfilling tree for the people of Bhinnamala.
Yak a Datta Ga i: He was an influential and respected c rya. He had six disciples named N ga, V anda, Mambhata, Durga Agni arm and Ba e wara.
Ba e wara: Along with the other five disciples of Yak a Datta, he preached at far and wide places and got several temples built.
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