________________ viii Introduction (i. e. the author himself). " The Jain Sahitya Pradars'ana, held here recently, brought to light a manuscript copy of a Sanskrit work named agtratrailer. In the Pras'asti of the work it is given as the name of the author and Jinamanik ya as the name of his Guru. The date of the work is there definitely stated to be 1513 A. D. The similarity of expressious with our book noticed in that book may well adduce a further evidence for Anantahamsa being the author of our book. Anantahamsa is also the author of बारव्रतसज्ज्ञाय and इलाप्राकारचैत्यपरिपाटी in Gujarati. 6. Whoever-Jinamanikya or his pupil Anantahamsa-be the author, Details about the it is well-nigh certain that he lived in the beginning of the 16th century, as the period of their preceptor Hemavimala, as the Head of the Tapagaccha is definitely cited to be from 1492 A. D. to 1512 A. D, and that of agraTrator to be 1513 A. D. The oldest of the manuscripts procured, designated at, bears 1538 A. D. as its date and the text of the present edition is mainly based upon it, as it is very likely for the said manuscript to have been based upon the author's text or perhaps to have been seen or dictated even by the author. Regarding the place of residence, the genealogy, the author.
