Operation In Search of Sanskrit Manuscripts in Mumbai Circle 1

Author(s): P Piterson
Publisher: Royal Asiatic Society

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IN THE BOMBAY CIRCLE.
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the Yoniprâ bhrita, of which he speaks in the most enthusiastic terms. In one of the leaves I have found what looks like the colophon of the original book : iti śrîmahậgrantham yoniprâbhritam śrîpanhaśravaan munivirachitam, according to which the author would be one sriPanha.
The name of the author of the SamThe Samyaktvasaptatika
yaktvasaptatikâ, No. 351, was unknown with Sanghatilakacharya's commentary.
to the commentator, who refers to him
as kaśchit purvâcharya, a certain old teacher. In the introductory verses mention is made of a guru Gunasekhara, and of the commentator's own spiritual teacher Jinaprabha, with regard to whom,.we are told, that he taught Shah Muhammad in Delhi, and that in consequence the "sis views' and his own glory spread everywhere.
Śri Sanghatilakasuri belonged to the Rudrapalliyagachha. There is much of interest in the prašasti given at the end of the book. Beginning with the rise of the Chandragachchha, like the Moon, out of the ocean of Mahavira's teaching, it gives as the first in the line of teachers sri. Varddhamâna. To him succeeded Jinesvara. Jineśvara's pupil was Abhayadevasûri, who is celebrated here as the one sûri who 'manifested' or brought to light commentaries on the nine angas, and also the statue of Stambhana Pârsvanatha.* He was succeeded by Jinavall a bh a. Jinavallahha's pupil was Jina se khara, whom sri. Padmachandra followed. Then in order came śr i-Vijay en du, a second' Abh a y adeva súri, the founder of the Rudrapalliyagachchha, Devabhadra, śri-Prabhûnandasúri. Prabhậnandasûri had two pupils, sri-Chandra súri, and Vimala sa sisúri, (Vimalachandra). They were followed by one Gunasekhara, of whom, it is said, that he overthrew all rival pandits, even as far as Kashmir. His pupil was the author of our book.
He composed his commentary at the request of 'a favourite papil' éri-Devendra munisvara, who stood next in rank to Soma
rur book.
*"Abhay ad êva, laghugurubhratar of Jinachandra, was the son of Dhana a freshțhin at Dhara, and Dhanadôvi, and was originally called Abhayakumara. By excessive self-torment he became leprous, his hands fell off, but he was healed by a miracle. By the Jayatihuyanastotra he called forth an image of Párśva, near Stambhanaka. He wrote commentaries on nine angas and died at Kappadavanijagrama in Gurjaradeśa."-From Klatt's paper, See note, p. 59.