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The treatise entitled the Ritthasamuccaya is composed, with the directions of Samyamadeva, by Durgadeva, basing it on many other scriptures. Let him, who is an expert in the scriptures dealing with the signs of death, publish (it) correcting clearly on this earth what is said against the traditional knowledge out of ignorance or arrogance. There lived here on this earth a lord of monks named Samyama whose intellect was rendered logical by his studies of the six systems of philosophy and logic, who was well versed in the science of almanac and words, who had completely mastered politics, who was a lion to the elephants in the form of disputants and who had gone through the canon which is just like an ocean with endless shore. This compendium, which is full of great significance, was, indeed, composed by Durgadeva, who was of a lovely character, whose intellect was purified by the water of knowledge, who had obtained success everywhere in the country, who was engaged in enlightening people, who had fully known the scriptures, who was famous, who had resorted to the lord of learning and who was of pure intellect. Let the famous treatise of Durgadeva remain renowned on this earth as long as the religion containing decisive statements taught by Jina is progressing in this world; as long as there is a mountain called Meru with desireyielding trees; as long as there is (this) earth possessed by the kings; and as long as there are moon, sun and a cluster of stars. This was composed on the eleventh of the bright half of Sāvana, when the moon was in the constellation called Mūla, in the year 1089, in Kumbhanayaranna, when Lacchinivas was ruling, in a pleasant templo of Santiniha which is a place of happiness for the monks and the laity fit to get emancipation.
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