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(3) Samantabhadra refutes Bhartrihari.
(4) Santarakshita quotes and refutes Kumărilla.
(See, Transactions of the Ninth Oriental Congress-"The position of Kumärila in Digambar Jain Literature"-K.B. PATHAK).
Conclusion... Samantabhadra may be assigned to the eight century.
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K. B. PATHAK-Santarakṣita's Reference to Kumärila's Attacks on Samantabhadra ond Akalankadera, (ABORI. Vol. XI; 1930, Pp. 155-164).
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S. R. DAS-4 Short Chronology of Indian Astronomy. I.H.Q. Vol. VII. 1931.
P. 139. Jyotisa Vedānga followed by the astronomy of the Jainas-Suryaprajñapti only available work on Jaina astronomy. Mention of two more Jaina astronomical works viz: Candraprajñapti and Bhadrabahavya Samhita. Mention of Bhadrabahu's commentary on Suryaprajñapti.
P. 140. Suryaprajñapti-attributed to Mahavira written about 500 B.C.Conception of juga as explained in Süryaprajñapti explained.
P. 141. Astronomy one of the principal accomplishments of the Jaina priest in the Bhagavati Sutra of 300 B.c.-knowledge of astronomy essential for Jaina priest also observed by Śânticandra gana (1595-A.D.) in the preface to his commentary on Jambudvipa pranjñapti.
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K. B. PATHAK-Santarakṣita, Kamalaila and Prabhachandra, (ABORI. Vol. XII; 1930-31) Pp. 81-83.
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Conclusion: It is needless to state that all these authors were contemporaries, the Jain author Prabhācandra being that latest of them. It may be remarked that Prabhachandra, when a mere boy, must have approached the feet of Akalankadeva or seen him.
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K. B. PATHAK-On the Date of Akalanakadeva (Reproduced in Part II). (ABORI. Vol. XIII; 1931-32), Pp. 157-160,
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