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PREFACE : LXXV
AUTHOR: ŚRIMAJJINEŚVARASŪRĪ Birth and Early Life? : Conclusive evidence about the year of
birth of Ācārya Jineśvarasūri is not available. According to Prabhāvak Carit he was from a Brāhmin family of Central Province and his father's name was Krspa. His household name was Śrīdhara and his youger brother was called Śrīpati. Both brothers were brilliant scholars. Once, they visited the town of Dhara, where they were introduced to an influential Jaina master Ācārya Varddhamānasűri, by a religious and wealthy merchant
by the name of Lakşmipati. The Ācārya was also impressed by the unusual brilliance of the two
brothers and encouraged them. With the passage of time, the duo also developed a liking for the monastic life and recieved monastic ordination as Ācārya Varddhamanasūri's disciples. They learnt quickly and on seing their extraordinary capabilities, the Ācārya also pipped them as Ācāryas, and motivated them to go to the city of Anahilpur Pattan and apply their intellect and abilities to counter the falsehood propagated by the temple dwelling monks there and, thereby, pave the way for the monks of right practices.
Sādhvi Dr. Smitprajñāśrī, Yugpradhān Ācārya Śrī Jinadattasūri Kā Jaindharma Evaṁ Sāhitya Mein Yogadāna, Vichakshan Sahitya Samiti Prakashan, Ahmendabad, 1999, pp. 27–36. Prabhāvak Caritra, p. 162.
akshan "sabatga tori Ka
