Jainism in Rajasthan

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JAINISM IN RAJASTHAN
they were in early times. Padmanandi, pupil of Bhattāraka Prabhāchandra of Mūlasamgha, lived in the fourteenth century A.D. and composed the Śrāvakāchārasāroddhāra.1 His pupil Sakalakīrti is a well-known scholar who wrote Siddhāntasāradīpaka, Sārachaturvitsatikā, Dharmaprašnottara, Srāvakāchūra, Subhashitūvalī and Karmavipaka. The Mūlāchārapradīpa was written by him in the temple of Pārsvanātha at Badali near Ajmer. His younger brother and pupil Brahma Jinadāsa is the author of Dharmavilāsa.3 The Siddhāntasārabhāshya, Paramārthopadeša and Tattvajñānatarangină are the works of Jñanabhūshaņa, pupil of Bhuvanakīrt1.4 His disciple named Sumatikīrti composed the Karmakāndatīkā and Pañchasamgraha.5 Bhattāraka Subhachandra is a famous scholar of the sixteenth century; and the works, which are known to have been written by him in a period between 1515 A.D. and 1556 A.D. are Kārttikeyanuprekshātīkā, Adhyātmatarangini, Ambikākalpa, Angaprajñaptı, Samsayavadanavrdārana, Svarīpasanbodhanavritti, Karmadāhavidhi, Chintāmanipājā, Apasabdakhandana, Tattvanırnaya, Sarvatohhadra, Shaờvāda, Palyavratodyāpana, Chatustritirsadadhikadvādaśašatodyāpanā and commentary on Nityamahoddyota of Āsādhara.
Padmamandira of the Kharataragachchha wrote a Rishimandalavritti at Jaisalmer in 1496 A.D. A commentary on the Laghujātaka was written by Bhaktilābhagasi in 1514 A.D. at Bikaner.? At the same place in 1525 A.D., Jinahansasūri composed the Āchārāngadīpıkā8. In 1568 A.D. Nayaranga wrote the Nidhikandalī at Vīramapura in Prākrit with his own Sanskrit commentary.' The Prašnottarashashthīšatakavritti of Punyasāgara Mahopādhyāya was probably written in Rajasthan. His pupil Padyarāja in 1587 A.D. composed the Dandakavrittı at Phalodhi.10 Upādhyāya Guņavinaya was the wellknown scholar of his time and several works are known to have been written by him in Rajasthan. He made commentaries on Vairāg yašataka, Sambodhasaptatıkā, Indriyaparājayašataka, Rishimandalāvachūrı etc. He also prepared a work named Vichārasangraha.11
Samayasundara was the profound scholar of Jainism in medieval times and carried on his literary activities in different parts of Rajasthan. He wrote his works in Sanskrit and Rājasthāni. The Bhāvašataka was prepared by 1. JGPS., No. 14. 2. Ibid., p. 11 (Int.). 3. Ibid., 4. JSAI , p. 530. 5 JGPS, p. 51.
6. JSAI., p. 561. 7. RB., III, No 2. 8. Ibid., 9. Ibid, 10. Ibid.,
11. Ibid.