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- 144TEHTUTI The names Vasunandi and Nayanandi clearly speak that they belong to Nandi Samgha, which is a scion of Mula Samgha to which the great ācārya Kurdakumda, also known as Padmanandi, and his ancestors Dharasena and Guņadhara the History making ācāryas, belong.
14. Besides Taccaviyāro and Uvāsayajjhayaņa following works are assigned to Vasunandi :
1-3 Sanskrit commentaries on (1) Mülācāra (2) Devāgama-Stotram and (3) Jinašatakam. (4) Pratiștbāsāroddbāra.
In these works Vasunandi bas mentioned his name in the last verses. He has not given more informations about his personal life and works but from his above mentioned works, it is clear without doubt that he was very much enthusiastic to keep the tradition of Prakrit, continued, although he was well versed in Sanskrit. He was more conscious to keep the ideals alive in the society for which he tried his best to convey the religiophilosophical concepts and code of conduct to a lay man as well as to a monk in the most simple language and style, understandable by a common man. He no where claims to be addressed as Siddhanta-cakravarti or Ubhaya-bhāṣā-kavi-cakravarti. On the other hand he speaks of him as śrutavismaraṇasila, jadamati (DV, last verse) etc.
15. While deciding the date and cronology of Vasunandi the editori of Uvāsayajjhayana has presumed that Sirinamdi mentioned by Vasunandi should be Rāmanamdi mentioned by Nayanamdi in his Apabhramsa Sudamsaņa-cariu composed in Vikrama 1100. Then Nayanamdi mentioned by Vasunamdi is taken for granted as the author of the above Apabhraíśa text. He left aside the name of Mānikyanandi to whom Nayanamdi, the author of the above text mentions his direct teacher. The editor did not say a siogle word about Nemicanda meationed by Vasunamdi but others have taken above Nemicand as the author of Gommata-Sāra2. Vasunamdi
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1. See Hindi lotroduction of Vasunandi Śravakācāra pp. 19.
See Hindi Introduction of Dravyasamgraha, by Pt. Kothia, pp. 31.
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