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Appendix II
Major commentators on the Jain canon
This Appendix is to provide references to the published editions of works by the most important commentators on the Jain canon.
Śīlanka (fl. 850–76)
Leumann (1934, 15)-followed by Bruhn-dates this commentator to 870 CE (references from Balbir 1993:1, 78). Kapadia, however, cites dates provided in manuscripts of Sīlanka's commentary on the first Anga, ranging from Saka 772-798 (850-876 CE). He prefers 876 CE as the most likely (1941, 197). This information is repeated by Mehatā in JSBI:1 (p. 382–87). Publication details of the two canonical commentaries by this author are provided in Appendix I above, ic. under the entries for the exegesis of the Āyāranga and Süyagadanga.
Abhayadeva Sūri, (fl. 1058–71)
Dundas has made a survey of hagiographies of Abhayadeva, focusing on Jinapāla's Yugapradhānācāryagurvāvali-written in 1248—and Prabhācandra's Prabhāvakacarita—written in 1277 (1996, 79-84). According to Dundas, Abhayadeva may have became a Sūri, that is "a senior teacher authorized to interpret the scriptures," in 1063 and then begun his ambitious commentarial enterprise (Dundas 1996, 79). The JRK, however, dates Abhayadeva's Uvav.cty to samvat 1115, 1058 CE, but does not cite its source. There is a short article on Abhayadeva: 1957 Vrttikāra Abhayadevasūri/Risabhadāsa Rāṁkā p. [462] 465.
In, Srimad Rajendrasūri smāraka-grantha / samyojaka Yatīndrasūri ; sampādaka-mandala Agaracandaji Nāhatā, Dalasukhabhāi Mālavaņiyā, Daulatasimha Lorhā 'Aravinda, Bālābhāi Vīracandra 'Jayabhikhu', Akşayasimha Dāngi. Ahora (Māravāra-Rajasthāna): Sri Saudharmabshattapāgacchīya Jaina Svetāmbara Sri Sangha, Vīra samvat 2482: Vikrama samvat 2013: I. san 1957: Saka samvat 1878: Rājendra samvat 50.26 cm. 39, 875 p. ; [28]
leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm. Works
Sthānārga-sūtra-bhāşya Samavāyānga-sūtra-vrtti Bhagavati-sūtra-vrtti (also called -tikā, -vivrti, -vivarana) Jñata-dharma-kathā-vivarana Upāsaka-daśa-vivarana Anuttaropapātika-daśā-vrtti Antagadadasão Praśnavyākaraņa-vivarana (also called -vivsti) Vipāka-sūtra-vrtti Aupapātika-sūtra-vrtti Prajñāpanopānga-ttīya-pada-sangrahaņi
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The dates cited are those used in the Introduction (p. lxxviii onwards). Tripathi 1981, 305 lists details of another work ascribed to Abhayadeva, the Bandhaśattrimsikā published 1918-21.
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