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authorship of Mūlācāra, and following Dr A.N. Upadhye and Mukhtar, we assign it to Kundakunda whose date we have already discussed. Vasunandi, mentioned above, tells us that Mūlācāra is a summary of Acārānga.1
3. Bhagvati-Aradhanā
This is an old book on the conduct of Jaina monk attributed to Sivakoti, who has been referred to by Jinsena in his Adipurāṇa. It is difficult to identify Sivakoti. One Sivabhuti is mentioned in the Kalpasūtra; and the Avasyakamulabhasya refers to a Sivabhuti who established Bodika (Digambara) Samgha in 609 Vira Samvat.3 Aradhana Katha Koşa and Rājā Vali Kathe speak of a Sivakoti who is disciple of Samantabhadra.^ Pujyapada in his commentary on Tattvarthas utra quotes 562nd gatha of Bhagavati Aradhana. The author of Bhagavati Ārādhanā should be distinguished from a Śivakoți who wrote a commentary on Tattvarthasutra and is mentioned in the 105th inscription of Sravanabelagola of 1455 Vikrama era. Similarly, he should be distinguished from the author of the same name of Ratnamālā. Premi has shown that he has some inclination towards Svetambara sect and belongs to Tapaniya Samgha.8
Consisting of 2166 gāthās,, the Bhagavati Aradhanā dwells on the scheme of darśana, jñāna, caritra and tapas. Sivakoti has included almost all subjects on Jaina ethics under these four heads. Many Acaryas have written commentaries on Bhagvati Aradhana. The most important and exhaustive of them is Śrīvijayodaya of Aparajitasūri who wrote a commentary on Daśvaikālikas utra also.10 Premi places him between 6th and 9th
1. Vasunandi on Mulācāra, p. 2.
2. Adipurāṇa, Käsi, 1963. Vol. I. 1.49.
3. Jaina, H.L., Bharatiya samskṛti mem Jainadharma kāyogadāna, p. 106. 4. Ibid., p. 106.
5. Pujyapada on Tattvärthas utra (Sarvärthasiddhi), Solapura, Saka era,
1839, 9.22.
6. Premi, Nathurama, Jaina sahitya aura itihasa, p. 78.
7. Ibid. p. 77.
8. Ibid., pp. 68-73.
9. Ibid., pp. 78-86.
Also Mukhtara, J.K., Jaina sahitya ke itihasa para visada prakāśa, Calcutta, 1956, pp. 485-491.
10. Aparajitasuri on Bhagavatī Ārādhanā (Mūlārādhanā), Šolāpura, 1936,
6. 1197
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