Operation In Search of Sanskrit Manuscripts in Mumbai Circle 6

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

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INDEX OF AUTHORS.
xxi drasuri, Viracbandrasuri, Silasundarasuri, Dharmarat nasuri, Devasuri (for this last compare the third entry Devasuri, pupil of Virachandrasuri in Index to Fifth Report), Dharmasinha-uri, Siddhasinhasuri (who c.nverted king Kumarasena), Silaganasuri, Devabhadra (at the court of king Kumarapala), Jinaprabhasuri (a second pupil of Silaganasari, who converted' a tigress that for six months bad stopped all pilgrimage), Vidyananda (a third pupil), Gurasenasuri (a fourth pupil).
These four pupils of Silagar asuri founded four different sakhas. The third of these pupils, Vidyananda, apparently died before the second, since it is next stated that the order of succession from Silagana-uri was Devaprabba ( = Devabhadra ?), Jinaprabha, Gunasena Gunasena's successor was Kirtisamudra, of whom the writer of the prasasti says that he made some kind of celebration, in presence of the king of the place, "here in Karpavati” His successor was Hemasa mudrasuri, The next in order was Hemachandrasuri. He procured the er ection of four temples in Vijapur (Gujarat), and converted the king of Pethada. He built a temple of Mahavira on Mount Abu. There seems to be a break in the list here. It begins again with Jayasamudia, who flourished in Samvat 1400. His successor was Kamalatilakasuri whose date is given as Samyat 1426. His successor was Jayarandasuri, whose date is given as Samyat 1456. He belonged to the Srimalakula and was a native of Cambay. He had two brothers, Devaratna and Hariraja. Silasinbagani, the author of this Srichandracharitra, was a pupil of Jayanandasuri. He composed the work in Samvat 1494. Silabansagani, the author of this prasasti, was one of his pupils. 5, 208.