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restraint in his very childhood, and had observed celibacy. His intelligence was very sharp, and he could easily follow difficult and complicated meanings. He was celebrated as Tarkık-shiromagi (the gem amongst the logicians), and as if supplying testimony to it he has composed many works. Vädivétāla Santi Sūri was greatly wonderstruck at his memory and then keeping him with him, Śânti Sûri had taught him sciences. Starting from Nadûlapur Municandra Suri had come to Anahîllapur Pâţaņa with a view to do Caityaparipâti ( visiting sacred places.) Coming to Upāśraya, and bowing to the Acarya Santi Sūri he sat near him. The Acārya was busy at this time teaching logic to his 32 pupils. Municandra Sūri stayed there patiently for some days and began to listen to the lessons with complete con centration The Science of Pramāņa was not easy to understand When the pupils could not make out the proposition, inspite of it being explained to them repeatedly, the teacher remarked with disappointment, "This is just like pouring ghee into ashes". With a view to avail himself of the opportunity, Municandra Sūri asked, "Can only that person who sits before you with books to learn, answer or can that person also who has remained unnoticed and who has arrived from outside, answer ?" The Guru was astonished at this question and he granted permission to answer Municandra Sūri repeated in order the lectures of all the days Being pleased with his such wonderful memory Santi Sūri gave him additional knowledge of logic. By preparing commentaries on the books like Anékânta-Jaya-patakâ, Upadéśa-pada etc written by Haribhadra Sūri, and difficult even for the scholars to understand, Municandra Sūri made them very easy He had no attachment to his body, and had remained throughout his life on Sauvirpâna (ie taking milk with a little quantity of sago in it. The preparation is called Kānji' in Gujerāti ).
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About 500 monks and numerous nuns were under his command. He had travelled to Gujarat, Lät, Nagpûr ete.but he seems to have stayed in Pâtan for a long period C'andraprabha, the spiritual brother of this Mûnicandra Sūri started in V. S. 1:49
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