Book Title: Jain Shwetambar Conference Herald 1915 Book 11 Jain Itihas Sahitya Ank
Author(s): Mohanlal Dalichand Desai
Publisher: Jain Shwetambar Conference
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The Date of Siddharshi,
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period not a single author of good renown comes out. What I mean is that the character of the blank, supposed or real does not affect the elucidation of the date of Haribhadra. I will send you 19.
g s of fasha learnt as soon as it is out.
jagranoît in his earugih of 502 pages mss at page 121 says as follows yagara FTTT II Flana qfiuga i gat निरुपितमिदं नंद्यां सूत्रव्याख्याने हेतुकालदृष्टिवादोपदेशक्रममुत्तरोत्तराविशूद्धमपहाय किं कालिक्यादौ व्यवस्थापित्येवमाक्षिप्तेऽभिहितमुत्तरं संज्ञा संजीति सर्वत्र श्रुते कालिक्या संज्ञया प्रायः संव्यवहारः क्रियते अतः क्रमविशुद्धिमनादृत्य सूत्र मुपनिबद्धं ।
This is the way in which Haribhadru soori is corroborated from his HEANETTETA. The said quotation occurs in the afaidang composed by Siddhasena in the second aeti while commenting on the Sootra संशित: समनस्काः To me this appears to prove conclusively that Haribhadra is prior in date 10 Siddhasena
On further inquiry I find that what I stated in my last letter that Haribhadra the well known composer of 144 1 books and known as arrestar a: is different from Haribhadra, the contemporary of Yashobhadra who was also the composer of the aia of apare was not right. The fact is further corro borated by style, language and antiquity of this af. I should have said that this Haribhadra is different from Haribhadra who wrote a small ga on statia gacor known as seis composed in the year 1185 Vikrama (ait faca EICHE8844 i Faaraals azoi )
Taribhadra, the composer of anare being the same is Haribhadra, the great original writer of 34, 31957%%, radia agaz &o., it is almost absurd to suppose him to quote from favên who is undoubtedly posterior in date to his illustrious predecessor Haribhadra.
The confusion appears to have been caused by supposing this सिद्धसेन the same as सिद्धसेनदिवाकर the contemporary of fagmifera. I should like to bring to your notice one fnot that
