Report On Search For Sanskrit MSS Year 1882 1883

Author(s): R G Bhandarkar
Publisher: Government Central Book Depot

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adebate with the Chaityavâsins or those Jaina teachers who advocated the propriety of a residence in temples. His opponent was Sûrâchârya, with whom however he did not hold a controversy in person but directed his pupil Jinośvara to do so. Vardbamâna was victorious and was highly honoured by the king, wliereupon the Chaityavâsins left the town. Jineśvara had the title Kharatara (“ very keen") given to him on the Occasion of the debate, and when he succeeded his master Vardhamâna, it became the name of the Gachchha or sect which he led. Jineśvara is repre
sented to have gone on some Jinośvara.
occasion to Asäpallî and Dindiyâņaka on visitation. At the former place he composed in Sarvat 1092 or 1036 A. D. a katha (" story') entitled Lilâvat î. When he was at Dindiyâ naka he asked of the Chait yavâsins of the place for the loan of some book which on account of their disagreeable relations with him they refused. He then wrote the Katbanakakośa in the four rainy months, composing during the last two watches of the night as much as was necessary to read to his audience the next morning. Jinachandra succeeded Jineśvara. He composed
the Sarvegarangaśâlâ containJinachandra.
ing 18,000 slokas in Chhatravallipurî in Samvat 1125. In Jậvalipura he explained the Gâthâu beginning with Chivandanamâvûsyaya, and the doctrines taught by him were noted down by a pupil and embodied in a tract entitled Dinacharyâ containing 300 ślokas. Jinachandra's succesAbhayadeva.
sor was Abhayadevasûri, the Abhayadeva,
author of Vrittis or comments on nine of the Angas of the Jainas. A long story is related as to how he was led to compose these commentaries. He had been afflicted with an incurable disease that rendered him unfit for any work of the kind; but a certain deity appeared to him in a dream