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Lewis RICE-Early History of Kannada Literature, (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland for 1890, Pp. 245-262).-London, 1890.
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The Canara language and its different forms. Quotations from the Subhasita or Nitikanda, an ancient Jaina work and from the Rajavalikathe, of Devacandra.
The ancient Canara literature. The most ancient poets: Samantabhadra, Kaviparimeşthin and Pujyapāda. Samantabhadra must be placed in the 2nd century A.D. He was born at Utkalikagrāma and was an active promoter of the Jaina religion.
Pujyapada, of his real name Devanandin, is the author of the Jainendriyakarana. He lived towards the middle of the 5th century. Other authors worthy of interest are: Śrivardhadeva (about 6th century), Ravikirti (7th century), the king Amoghavarsa Ist, who reigned from 814 to 867 and composed the Kavirajamargālamkara, precious work for the literary in formation it contains.
J. KLATT-The data of the post Magha, (Wiener Zeitschrift fur die Kunde des Morgenlandes, vol. IV, Pp. 61-71).-Wien, 1890.
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Study of the Jaina Prabhavakacarita.
I. Magha might have been born at Srimāla, in the Guzerat, and might have been the cousin of Siddharși, according to the following genealogy:
Suprabhadeva (minister of the king Carmalata).
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Subhamkara
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II. Biography of Siddharsi.
Period of Siddharși: he composed the Upamitabhavaprapañcakatha in Samvat 962-906 a.d.
IV. Magha might have then lived towards 906 A.D. But according to the references of several authors, he should have been placed to a period more ancient.
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