Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 4

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

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happened to be contemporaries on account of the long life of Jinabha lragaại.' This view is not sound because Haribhadra Sari vid not, in fact, flourish in 530 V. S. or 580 V. S. but he Hourisherl between 757 and 875 V. S. as has been suggestel. Secondly, Srimāu Haribhadrat Sori bas frequently yhotel Jirabhaclrag'ani's satis in his Āvasyaka Vritti. It is, therefirre, Jear that Jinabhadragani diil not in any case fourish after Haribhair. Sūri.
According to other Pattāvalis, all of Jinabharlragaņi, Haribhadra Sīri, Devardılhigaại Ksanāśramana, Silānkācārya and Kāla kācārya happened to be contemporaries. But the history of the development of Jamism shows that the theory is wrongly based. The date of Srimān Haribhadra Sīri has been fixel as the latter halt of the eighth and the first half of the 9th century V. S. Jinbhadrayaņi las been placed in the latter half of the 7th and the first half of the 8th century V. S. Devarkhiyani ksainā śrumiņi and Kālakācārya are said to have fourished in the beginning of the 6th century V. S.
Leaving others sile, let us consiler if Jinabhadrayani anul Silaikācārva lappened to tourislı at the same time. The tradition says that Šikukācārya has the priest of Vanarāja, the king of Anahillapura Pátııņd. If this is true, the date of Silankācārya falls somewhere near 800 V. S. This places Silānkācārya undoulbteille its the contemporary of Acārya Sree Hariblaclra Súriji. Now some of the Pattāvalis refer to silankācārya as the pupil of Jinabhalay ni Ksimmāśrumam. If this silaikācāryd is the same is the commentator Kotyācārya, several references about Jinabhaulragari found in his commentary on the Visesăvaśyaka Bhāsya, do not in any way lear? us to believe that silankācārya was the pupil of Jinabhadrayaņi. Unfortunately, the first and last portions of this commentary are torn out, but in coursc of liis commentary the commentator refers tu Jinabladragani Ksamă. sraniuma at several places. e. So
* Vice Śri Tapāgachchha Pattāvali, Vol I. page 98. į Vile Sitakalpa Sūtra, Preface, pp. 14-15.