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V. Attempt of conciliation.
1. Māgha was probably a little older than Siddharşi, because his father was the eldest of the two brothers.
2. Siddharşi was undoubtedly an old man when he finished the Upamitabhavaprapañcăkatha.
3. Mägha could be considered as the contemporary of the king Bhoja of Kanauj (862 and 876 A.D.).
4. Perhaps he composed his poem early, that which was worth his renown since his youth.
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H. JACOBI.- Anandavardhana and the date of Măgha, (Wiener Zeitschrift fur die Kunde des Morgenlandes, vol. IV, Pp. 236-244).-Wien, 1890.
Criticism of the authority of the Jaina Prabhāvakacaritra relatively to the period of Māgha : the tradition which recalls this work is legendary. As regards Māgha, two principal facts are to he pointed out :
1. The poet is mentioned by Anandavardhana, who, according to the
Rajatarangini, became famous under the reign of Avantivarman of Kashmir (855-884 A.D.).
2. He was imitated by Ratnakara, the poet of the king Bälabrihaspati of
Kashmir (835-847 A.D.).
It follows from this, that Mägha must have lived towards the beginning of the 9th century, and even previously.
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A.F.R. HOERNLE-Two Patļāvalts of the Sarasvati Gachchha of the Digambara Jains, (Indian Antiquary, vol. XX, Pp. 341-361)..Bombay, 1891.
INTRODUCTION
Study of the manuscripts containing these Pattavalis. The manuscript A begins by an introduction in verse recalling the ancient pontiffs from Mahāvīra to Bhadrabahu II. It gives afterwards the list of the pontiffs of the Sarasvati sect up to the 108th, Bhuvanakirti (Samvat 1840).
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