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ARYA SYAMĀCĀRYA
Arya Syâmâcârya was a learned disciple of Śrimân Umâswati Vâcakavarya. He was the author of a Prajñâpanâ Sūtra which is an upânga [ an additonal supplement ] of Samavâyânga Sūtra-the Fourth Anga. Among the Angas, the scope of Bhagavati Sūtra is extensive. Among the Upangas, that of Prajna-panā Sūtra (Pannavaņā Sūtra) is extensive. It contains 36 chapters and it treats of dravyānuyoga. The arrangement of the subject-matter is in the form of questions and answers on the model of one by Ganadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama and Śramana Bhagavan Mahavira in Bhagavati Sūtra.
There are two commentaries on Prajnapană Sūtra of Arya Syāmā-Carya-viz, 1. By Acarya Mahārāja Śrīmān Haribhadra Sūriji, and 2. By Acarya Malaya-gir1ji.
Ārya Śyāmācārya had a disciple named Sanḍilya who composed Jita Maryādā.
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