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did not mention Nemicanda as his teacher, as he did mention Srinanmdi and Manikyanandi, and their direct pupil Nayanandi and Nemicanda. Vasupardi has mentioned his name in his each work but no where he has used Siddhānti as his epithet, where as the epithet is invariably used for the author of Gommațasāra. In my view, it will not be justified, without clear evidence (i) to take Sirinaṁdi as Ramanamdi, (ii) to identify the author of Apabhraíša Sudamsaņa cariu with Nayanamdi mentioned by Vasunamdi and (iii) to take above Nemicanda as the author of Gommatasāra. On the contrary Vasunandi seems much earlier then the presumed date 121h centuary for the following reasons:-(i) Vasunandi follows earlier tradition in dealing sāvaya-dhamma, which was commonly accepted in the tradition of Mahāvira. Uväsayajjhayana, the seventh of the twelve secred books of the Jainas, is said to deal exclusively with the eleven steps of the householders. At present the available seventh Ardhamāgadhi Āgama Uvāsagadasā narrates the stories of 10 upāsakas of Mahāvīra, who adopt 11 steps of house holder. Dasāśrutaskandha (sixth uddese) furnishes further details of these 11 steps. (ii) Kumdakumda, Kartikeya and Devasena followed the tradition in their works. A critical and comparative study of Vasunandi's Uvāsayajjhayana and these works may prove very important for the history of Savaya-Dhamma.
16. Taccaviyāro is being published here for the first time in the first volume of the Faculty Journal Samkāya-patrikā-Sramana-vidyā, and also independently. The Prakrit text has been edited from a single manuscript preserved in Elaka Pappalal Sarasvati Bhavan, Beaor (Rajsthan). I am thankful to the authorities of the Bhavan for landing me the MSS for some times.
Dr. Prem Suman Jain and his student Nirmala Āchalia deserve my thanks, whose efforts to evaluate the text, inspired me to edit it. I am also thankful to the authorities of Sampurnananda Sanskrit University, Varanasi to include it as the second volume of Prakrit and Jaina-vidyā Series.
I will be failing in may duty if I do not record my most humble thanks and gratitude to Prof. Jagannath Upadhyay who is a kalyāṇamitia
3. (a) Satkhaņdāgama, Vol. 1, pp. 102.
(b) Kaşayapāhuda, Vol. 1, pp. 130.
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