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many books including Anekanta-jaya-patākā and prose commentary on the Vorses of advice He, therefore, was popularly known as Tarkaširomani ( The greatest amongst logicians ). It is said about him that :--
He (Muni Candra Sūri), whose intelligence had been purified in the ocean of Jaina Holy Books, who had attained reputation even amongst the persons whose minds were under restraint, and who foreknew the fate, was able to get the title of 'SauVirpäi' as he lived upon milk food
He, who was best amongst sages, who was surrounded by learned pupils, who appeared like Cautam Swāni on account of his lustre and personality, and who was devoid of attachmenst even for his body, had left off all the 'Vigayas.'
As Munic'andra Sari has written commentary, with an object of rendering welfare to the world, on the books like Anékāntajaya-patăkä written by the great teacher Haribhadra Suri and difficult to understand even for the best scholars, the books have now been easy to follow.
In V. S. 1178 the great Quru Mû nic'andra breathed his Sūri last. Let that greatest teacher Mûnic'andra bestow his blessings on the society.
It was this Mūnic'andra Suri who had preached to his brothers Anand Sūri etc, had given them Diksâ, and made them ‘Āc'aryas' i.e. high priests.
Mūnicandra Sûri was a pupil of Vinayacandra Upadhyaya who was a pupıl-brother of Némicandra Sūri. Némic'andra Sūri 'himself had appointed him as his Pattadhara. It is mentioned as follows :
Let that Munic'andra Sûri be victoious who, the pupil of Vin ayag'andra Upadhyåya the pupil brother of Némic'andra Sūri, was
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