Sambodhi 1982 Vol 11

Author(s): Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani, Nagin J Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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N. M. Kansara
rasūri as well as Buddhisāgarasűri belonged to Candra-gaccba. 30 And the account of Prabhacandra sūrı is more reliable in view of the fact that he himself belonged to the Cå adra.gaccha 31 Buddhisāgara too refers to himself as belongiog to this same preceptorial family 32 And the scholars are known to hold that the Kharatara sect arose in V Sam. 1264, i.e., 1147 A.D. from Jinadatta sūri who was known to be a proud man as is evideot from his pert answers to others mentioned by Sumatigaại, that he was therefore called "Kharatara' by the people, but he gloried in the new appellation and willingly accepted it.33
At the close of his work, Buddhisāgarasūri has given a few details about his preceptorial geneology, which tallies with those given by Dbanesvara towards the co.clusion of his Surasundarivariyam. From it we come to koown that he traces his line from the last Jaina Tirthankara Vardha. māga Mabāvira dowa to Vajrasvāmi, through Sudharma, Jambu, Prabhava and Sayyambhava, and further in th: line from Varuhadāpasūri to him.eli, 34 omitting the reference to the intervening two more teachers viz., Juaeśvarasūri and Allakopādayāya who succeeded in the line of Vajrasvāmi before Vardnamnão sūr1.35 And we must remember that both Daanesvara36 and Aonayadevesūc137 express prufouud respect for both Jineśvara;ūri and Budaisāyarasuci as their 'Guru' and the latter two 100 mention each other in their own works. 38
THE DATE OF BUDDHISĀGARASŪRI
Tae author has himself clearly meationed the date of composition of his Pansyraatai-vyakurand as the yuar 100 ut ine Vaklama Ela, 1.e. 1023 A.D; He completed this work at Jäbälipura, 1.e.. Jalu..39
Prabhācandrasūri mentions that when as Sipati and Sridhara, the two brothers arrived in Dnara after their education, King Bhuja rulcd in Dhārā.40 The date of thc Parauāra King Bhujalāja is 996-1054 A.L41. And waen, as Jineśvarasürı and Buddorāyarasūna, we wo brother co-disciples went to Patan at the instance of Vaidnaudasūrı, Durnabalāja was ruling the c.42 Durlabharāla is known to have rulud in Gujarat Irum V.Sam. 1037 to 1078, i e. 10 v.1022 A.D.43
Now, when as young men the two brothers went to Dbārā, they had already finished their education of the Brabwia lore. This implica that their age au taat uie was atleast twaty-fivc and twenty.ibice, especuvely, allowing a ditference of alltast one and a half year between the age of the elder brother and the younger one. Afier ibat they were iniulalta by