Book Title: Jainism in Gujarat
Author(s): Chimanlal Bhailal Sheth
Publisher: Godiji Jain Temple Mumbai

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________________ 268 In V. S. 1934, Prabhachandrasûr, pupil of Chandraprabha of Rajagatohba, completed the Prabhāvakacharita. It is a very important work to a student of the History of Gujarāta.' In V.S. 1337, Mulachandra wrote a commentary on the Vishayanigraha hulaka. In V. S. 1338, Mánikyasūri completed the Sakunasároddbāra 10 In V S 1349, Mallığonasūri, pupil of Udayaprabhasūri of Nagendragatchha, completed the Syadvádamanjari, Jinaprabhasūri, pupil of Jinasimhasūri of Kharataragatchha, commenced the Vividham Tarthahalpa-Kalpapradipa in T.S. 1327 ( A. D. 1271 ) and completed, it in V. S. 1389 (A D. 1333 ) The work contains 58 Kalpas. They were written after making pilgrimages to the holy places of the Jains, and contain many historical facts, some of which are not recorded elsewhere, It is said that the sūri had taken & Tow to compose one poem every day. For Somatilakasūri of Tapagatchba, he had composed many stavanas or short poems. Time seems to have destroyed many of these, but we can still have the pleasure 416. (9) Velangkara, No. 1755. (10) Desai, Ibid, P (11) Ibid, p. 416

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