Jainism in Gujarat

Author(s): Chimanlal Bhailal Sheth
Publisher: Godiji Jain Temple Mumbai

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was Hemasuri, his preceptor. We have already dealt with the Siddha-Hema, a very well-known work of this remarkable Jain monk. The Success of the Siddha-Hema induced Hemasuri to write many more works intended to give the students of Sanskrit compositions complete instructions for expressing themselves elegantly and correctly. In this series, come the Abhidhānachıntāmanı" the Anekārthasangraha, the Alankārachudāmanı and the Chhandānusāsana. The Dvyasrayamahākavya was also written to illustrate the rules of his grammar as well as to give the history of the Chaulukyas His other works are the commentaries on the Abhidhana Chintamani, Anekārthasangraha, and Nāmamāla, Yogasāstra, Trisashtisalākāpurushacharita, Vitarāgastotra, KumarapalaCharıyam, Nighantu Sesha, Arhannits, Dwātrimsikā, Mahādevastotra and many others.
Hemasuri died in V S 1229 (1172-3 A D)
Ramachandrasuri was a prominent pupil of Hemasuri. He wrote the Dravyālankāravrıtti in V S 1202 (A D. 1145-6) He is called Sataprabandhakartru or the author of a hundred works, but it is more probable that he wrote a book called the Sataprabandha His other works are the Kumāravihārasatala, Kaumudimitrā