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Thus his entire life was changed Instead of any sort of religious fanaticism, he became calm-minded and began to write 1444 volumes on Logic, Yoga, Dharma, Morality (Good-conduct ), etr When the last four remained and as their preparation he began to write the Stuti (verses of praises ) of “Samsāradāvā" in Sankrit, as, well as, in Prākrit, he could hardly compose three verses; and he felt that his end was near. Yet he tried to write one line of the fourth verse, and entrusted the rest of the work to the care of Sri Sangha and breathed his last.
In the days of Sriman Haribhandra Sūri Caityavāsies had become very prominent. Haribhadra Sūri tought them a good lesson by raising a strong opposition against them in his Astaka, Sodaśaka, Pancāsaka, etc he had tried to explain the facts without any sort of prejudice.
Jaina-Agamas were in Prakrit, and the commentaries on them were also written in Prākrit, but Haribhadra Sūri wrote them in Sanskrit. It is believed that before him none had written any commentary in Sanskrit Besides, Haribhadra Sūri had taken much pains to write books on Yoga also. He had treated the subject with entirely a new point of view, and written “Yoga-Bindu," "Yogadristi-Samuc'c'aya," " YogaVimişikā,' “ Yoga -şataka" etc. "Samarāic'c'a Kahā” written by him is also a wonderful book
HaribhadraSūri has written 1444 volumes, but all of them are not awailable now. Only the following books are available:1 Anékānta vāda Pravesa, 9 Dharma-bindu Prakarana, 2 Anékāntajaya Patākā, 10 Dharma-ratna Prakarana, 3 Anuyogadvāra Vrtti,
Il Nandi-sūtra Laghu Vrtti, 4 Astaka Prakaranas.
12 Pancāsaka Prakaranas, 5 AvašyakaSutra Vrtti,
13 Pancavastu Prakarana, o Upadéşapada Prakarana, 14 PancaSutra Prakaraga, 7 Daşavaikälika Vștti.
15 Prajnāpanā-sutra Pardesa8 Nyāya-Prayésa Vitti,
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