Life of Hemchandracharya

Author(s): Manilal Patel
Publisher: Singhi Jain Shastra Shiksha Pith Mumbai

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LIFE OF HEMACANDRA however, the author of the Pras'asti mentioned, the same Rājasekhara who wrote the Prabandhakoşa, is so far removed from the events described that one can hardly believe him unconditionally. Besides this older Hemacandra, a Yati named Samudraghoşa is said to have "entertained the Siddhapati in the capital of Gurjara”.54 At any rate, these statements are sufficient to prove that the grammarian Hemacandra was not the only Jaina-favourite of Jayasimha, as has been supposed by the Prabhāvakacaritra, Merutunga and Jinamaņdana. He is their hero and they are dazzled by the brilliance of his position at the court of Kumāra pāla. These circumstances have naturally influenced their representation of his relationship with Jayasimha.