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thinks that it seems to belong to the V. S.. 12th century.
(5) Thânfora -forcaritanasiat V. S. 1295.
(6) Eight gãthảs (52–59) of faça's TOERENTEशतक.
These sources are thoroughly discussed by Jinavijaya, Kalyanavijaya and Jacobi, in their works referred to while discussing the question of Haribhadra's date. Without go- . ing into details, I give below the main outlines of his life.
He was a Brahmana by caste and belonged to faqet or Chitor. He seems to have stayed there upto his initiation. He was wellversed in the Brahmanic lores; to quote सुमतिगणिन्'s गणधरसार्धवृत्तिः “ एवं सो पंडित्तगव्वमुव्वहमाणो हरिभद्दो नाम माहणो ।' He was brought to the faith of Jainism by the preachings of a Jaina nun named याकिनी. हरिभद्र often styles himself
fres as a homage to her. She directed him to faiz whom the styles as his preceptor. The legend runs that once upon a time gaz heard याकिनी reciting a गाथा
चकिदुर्ग हरिपणगं पणगं चक्कीण केसवो चक्की । केसव चक्की केसव दुचकी केसी अचक्की य || हरिभद्र could not understand this गाथा and
