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Pūrvas came to an end, as he was debarred from teaching them to others.1
Ācārya Mahārāja Írimãn Bhadra-bāhu Swāmī was the vidyā-guru (instructor of sacred knowledge) of Sthūlabhadra Muni. He gave lessons to Sthūlabhadra in ten pūrvas and their meanings, and in text of the four remaining pūrvas, and not their meanings.
Ācārya Mahārāja śrīmān Bhadra-bāhu Swami was an eminent scholar of vast learning. He was an author of ten Nijjuttis ( versified commentaries ) in Prākrta on the following 10 works* :1 Avassaya
6 Dasāsuyakkhanda 2 Dasaveyaliya
7 Kappa 3 Uttarajjhayaga
8 Vavahāra Śūtra 4 Ayaranga
9 Sūrya prajnapti Sūtra 5 Suyagadanga
10 Rsibhāsita Sutra Besides these, he had composed Vyavahāra Sūtra, Dasāšrutaskandha, and Brhat Kalpa Sūtra.
अह भणइ थूलभहो अणं स्वं न किंचि काहामो । इच्छामि जाणिउं जे अहमं चचारि पुण्याई ।। ८०० ।। नाहिसि तं पुल्याई सुयमेत्ताई विमुग्गहा हिंति ? दस पुण ते अणुजाणे जाण पणट्ठाई चत्तारि ॥ ८.१॥ एतेण कारणेण परिसजुगे अट्ठमम्मि वीरत्स । सयराहेण पणट्ठाई जाण चत्वारि पुज्वाई ॥ ८०२ ॥
Titthogāliya. *श्रावस्सयस्स दसकालियस्स तह उत्तरज्जमायारे । सूयगडे निजुर्ति वोच्छामि सहा दसाणं च ॥ ८२ ॥ कप्पस्स य निजु िववहारस्सेव परममिउणस्स । सूरियपणतीए वोच्छं इसिभासियाणं च ॥ ८३ ॥
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