Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 4

Author(s): Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
Publisher: Parimal Publication

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the brother in this respect but she was subsequeutly asked to put on garments. Thus Sivablūci sponsored the sect of Digambaras, He had initiate I two pupils viz. Kauņdinya and Kottayira, who prolonged the sect by tradition. Commentaries--
Three cowmentaries are said to have been written on the text of Sri Viseşāvaśyaka Bhāsya. The author himself is said to have written a commentary on his own work, but unfortunately, his commentary is not available at present. The second commentary has been written by Kotyācārya (or Silánkācārya) the manuscript of which dated 1136 V. S. is presereved in the Bhāulārkar Research Institute, Poona, in a tattered condition. This commentary has not been published as yet. The only commentary that has been published and popularly accepted at present is that of Maladhāri Hemacandrācārya.
Malaihāri Hewacancrācārya. is different form Kali-kālasarvajña Hemacandrācārya, the welknown author of Dvyāśraya. Originally, he was known as Svetānıbarācārya Bhattāraka. His workelly name was Pralyumina and in the prime of his youth, it is said, he was a minister. By the advice of Sri Ambayalèva sori he renounced the worldly life and having left his four wives, he entered the ascetic life. Siddharāja Jayasimha, the great monarch of Gujarat, of the twelfth century V. S., was highly impressed by his great personality and wide-spread wellversedress.
The Author-His Life, Works, and Date. Life
Jinabhadragani Kşamāśramaņa is the author of this splendid work. Very little is known about his life. Yet, there is no doubt that the author was a highly-esteemed scholar of his aget
† Here are the tributes paid to him by several commentators:(i) francutför FA NAINHUATTHETI यः श्रुताजीतमुहः शौरिः सिन्धोः सुधामिव ॥१॥
-- Tilakācārya in his Avasayaka Vritti.