Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 4

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

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The question arises as to who is the author of Niserth. The trailition does not give the credit of authorship cither to Hopacandrácārya Malalhāri or t. Koțyācīrya. So, it is probable that the conumentary must have been written by Jwabharracrani and the sentence "fagftet TTH: " found in the commentary of Kot vācārya, might have originally belonged to the comincntary written by Sri Jual,hailrayaņi Kșamāśramaņa limself.
(ii) Brihat Saingralani-- This work runs in almost 500 verses. Acārya Malayagiri Sari has written a commentary on this work in Sanshrit The work along with the Commentary has already been publisher.
(iii) Bribat Kshtra-Samāsa--This is also a simular work. Acārya Sri Malayayiri Sori ancı others have written commentaries and the work along with the cornmentaries is publisherl.
(iv) Jita Kalpa Satra --This work lays down various roli. glous practices to be followed by the Jaina mvuks. The work is also dealmg with the ten types of remonstration. The subject of remonstration has alrearly buen treated in the Chela-sotra and other works. Jnabhadragani scerns to have composait this work with a view to treat the subject in a precise and compretiensive manner.
The oldest commentary arailable on this work at present is the corņi of Sid.Thasena in Prākrit. In his Corni, Sid.lhasena reinarks at one place that thero existed sine other corns also, before he comp.scd his one, but that is not available at present. On this Carņi of Sildhascna, Šri Can Ira Sari has written explanatory notes in Sanskrit.
Besides the corni of Siddhagena, there is one moro cūrni available m Prākrit verses. It is difficult to say whether it is the saine cirņi that he refers to or it is different from his own. Nothing is known about the author and the late of composition
६ अहवा बितियचुन्निकरा-भिप्पारण चत्त्वारि वि सुत्तेण व गहिया।