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Ethical Literature of the Jainas
243 Haribhadra Yākiniputra, whom he places, following Muni Jinavijaya, in 750 A.D.2 Siddhasena Gari and his commentary on Tattvārthas ātra
After the Svopajñabhāşya of Umāsvāti, the most authoritative Svetāmbara commentary on Tattvārthas ātra is that of Siddhasena Gaņi, who gives us much information on the aticāras of vratas. R. Williams places him in the 8th century A.D.2
Devagupta
He wrote Nava-pada-prakarana in which he tried to explain each vrata from nine points of views. He is also said to have written Nava-tattva-prakarana. He composed his first work in 1016 A.D.3
Sānti Sūri
He is the author of Dharma-ratna-prakarana, consisting of 181 gāthās. It deals with the conduct of a householder and monk. Sānti Sūri died in about 1040 A.D.4
Deva Sūri
He was the disciple of Viracandra Sūri and wrote his work Jivānušāsana in 1105 A.D.5 This work deals with the conduct of a Jaina monk. It consists of 323 Gāthās. Nemicandra and his Pravacanasāroddhāra
Nemicandra wrote Pravacanasāroddhāra, which is an encyclopaedia of Jaina religion and philosophy. It deals almost with all topics of the code of conduct of a Jaina monk, in about 1600 gāthās.
R. Williams says that Nemicandra is not later than the
1. Williams, R. Jaina Yoga, p. 6. For a summary of the views about
the date of Haribhadra Cf. Winternitz, M., A History of Indian Lite
rature. Vol. II, p. 479, f.n.l. 2. Williams, R., Jaina Yoga, p. 7. 3. Winternitz, M., A History of Indian Literature, Vol. II, p. 588. 4. Ibid., p. 486. 5. Jaina, H.L., Bharatiya Sanskyti mem Jainadharma kā yogadāna, p. 107,
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