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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Wednesday during the reign of King 1 ditya of Vallabh composed Vi e va yakabh ya. There is no subject associated with Jain doctrine which he had not enlightened in Vi e va yakabh ya. He also composed c r i of Anuyoga.
Actually the beginning of c r i literature was done by him only. Cri of Anuyoga by Jina Bhadra K am rama a is considered topmost amongst all c r is even today.
c ryas of later period considered Jina Bhadra K am rama a as the strong supporter of the scriptures. In his compositions, he always kept scriptures uppermost and established philosophy on the basis of scriptures and not vice versa.
Jina Bhadra K am rama a by composing Anuyoga cri, Vi e va yakabh ya and commentary on Vi e va yakabh ya did yeoman service for the propagation of Jainism. During his 90 years of life as a monk, he composed a large number of literatures and contributed immensely to it. Even after attaining the age of 100, he continued to be busy in writing literary masterpieces. During the last years of his life, he started writing the self v atti on Vi e va yakabh ya. He could complete up to Six-Ga adhara doctrine only before his death. This incomplete work of his was later completed by Ko y c rya.
In this way serving the Jainism by immense contribution to its literary wealth, he died at the age of 104 years, 6 months and 6 days in V.N. 1115.
Distinguished and influential c ryas contemporary of the 30th
epochal- c rya
Siddha Sena K am rama a: During the time of 30th epochalc rya Jina Bhadra K am rama a, a distinguished influential c rya by the name of Siddha Sena K am rama a existed. He used to venerate Jina Bhadra K am rama a like his teacher. He composed 'J takalpa cri' and 'Ni tha bh ya'. It can be inferred that he was a direct disciple of Jina Bhadra K am rama a or a junior c rya in his congregation.
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