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On the seat of.Jayadeva Sūri came Dévānanda Sūri as the 23rd Pațţadhara. During this period, after 845 years of Vira-Niryāṇa, the Vallabhi (lineage) was destroyed, from 882 Caityavāsa started, and from 886 started Brahma-Dipikā Sakha.
NO 20 SRI MANATUNGA SURI* In Vārānasi, the capital of Sri Harsadéva, there lived a merchant named Dhana Déva who had a worthy son named Manatunga.
Mānatunga, luckily came in contact with DigambaraAcāryas. As time passed on, he got more and more faith for the Digambara-Sect and declared his intentionto take up Dikşā. With his parent's permission he accepted Dikşã from a Muni. śvara named Cärukirli From then, he was called Mahākirti. He became thoroughly acquainted with all the Digambarabeliefs that a woman is not worthy of Moksa (Liberation ), a Kévall cannot take food etc. He one by one studied all the 32 Agamas and used to keep a wooden-water-pot (Kamandala) as well as a bunch of peacock-feathers
In the same town was living his brother-in-law ( his sister's husband ) named Lakşmidhara who was a staunch adherent of Śwetāmbara-Amanyāya. Once without invitation Mahākirti visited his place with the intention of getting food. As he used to keep his water-pot always filled, germs were created in it. His sister marked it. Thinking to draw his attention towards such carelessness, she said, "Compassion over all the beings is, o Brother | the basis of all religions! - This carelessness of yours, causes the destruction of so many
Some scholars do not accept this Mănaturiga Süri to be the author of Bhakāmara stostra etc Accordiog to them Mänatuöga Suri who Jourished in the 7th Century of Vikramaera is the author or the work So, this sbould be considered as a matterof difference of opioions,
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