Jainism in Rajasthan

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V. JAINA LITERATURE
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him in 1589 A.D. Sūmāchārīšataka and Viseshasataka in 1615 A.D. and Vichārasataka in 1617 A.D. are known to have been written at Merta. He composed the Yatyūr ūdhanū and Kalpasūtrakalpalatūvritt in 1628 A.D. at Riņī near Bikaner. The Rīpakamālāvritti and Ashtakatraya were written at Bikaner respectively in 1606 AD and 1620 A.D He made the Vrittaratnākaravritti in 1637 A.D. at Jalor. His pupil Harshanandana wrote a commentary on the Rishimandala in 1648 A.D. and Uttarādhyayana in 1654 A.D. at Bikaner. His Madhyamavyakhyānapaddhati and Sthānāngagāthāgatavritti are also noteworthy works.2
Rājakušala wrote an explanatory note on Süktidvātı ımsıkā at Jalor in 1593 A,D.8 The Vidagdhamukhamandanavritti was written by Sivachandra in 1612 A.D. at Alwar.4 Upadhyāya Sūrachanda composed the Jainatattvasāragrantha in 1622 A.D. with Svopajsavrıttı at Amarasar near Bikaner.5 In 1627 A.D. Bhāvavijaya wrote a criticism on the Uttarādhyayana at Sirohi. In 1666 A.D., Chārıtranandana, pupil of Jayaranga, wrote the Uttarādhyayanadīpıkā.? At Venātaţa Saptapadārthīvritti was made by Bhāvapramoda in 1673 A.D.8 Jinavardhamānasārı wrote the Süktimuktāvali in 1682 A.D. at Udaipur 9 A fine criticism was written on the Siddhāntachandrikā by Sadananda in 1741 A.D.10 Lakshamīvallabha, pupil of Lakshmikirti wrote treatises on the Uttarādhyayana and Kalpasītra.11 Siddhāntachandrikūyritti is the work of Jñānatılaka.12 Udayachandra and Srīmad Devachanda wrote the Pāndityadar pana and Thānamanjarī respectively.13
In the 17th century A.D., the poet Rājamalla composed the Latīsamhıtā, Adhyātmakamalamūi tanda and Pañchūdhyāyī.14 Meghavijaya is the author of Mārtikāprasāda, Brahmūbodha, Yuktiprabodhasatīka and Dharmamañjushū, 15 Yasasvatasāgara was a philosopher who wrote the Jaina Saptapadārthi in 1700 A.D. at Sanganer during the reign of Mahārāja Jayasimha. His other philosophical works are Pramānapadār tha, Vādārthanırīpana and Syâdvādamuktavalī He wrote an Avachūri on the Vichūrashadtrımsıkā He is also the authoi Bhāvasaptatitīkā and Stavanaratna.16
1. RB, III, No 2 See also JSSI , p 589 3 Ibid,
4 Arāvalı, I, No. 12. 6 RB, III, NO 2
7. Ibid, 9. Ibid,
10 Ibid, 12 RB., III, No 2
3 Ibid, 15 JSSI, pp., 651–57. 16 Ibid., p. 656
2' Ibid., 5 NPP, XVII, No. 1 8 Ibid, 11 RB , I, No 2 4. Anekānta, IV, No 2