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(2) The name of Anantavirya occurs in the Marola inscription of Bijapur district of the Bombay (now Mysore) state. This belongs to the period of Chalukya Jayasimha II and Jagadeka Malla I (1024 A.D.). The names of Kamaladeva Bhaṭṭāraka, Vimuktavratīndra, Siddhantadeva, Anniya Bhaṭṭāraka, Prabhācandra and Anantavirya are in the serial order. Anantavirya had the knowledge of all the śästras but was particularly well versed in Jaina philosophy, he had two disciples-Gunakirti Siddhanta Bhaṭṭāraka and Devakirti Pandita. He probably belongs to the Yapaniyasamgha or Sūrasthagaṇa1.
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(3) In an inscription of Mugad, the name of Anantavirya is referred to. This belongs to the period of Someśvara I (1045 A.D.). It refers to the donation to Govardhanadeva, the senior religious preceptor of Kumudagana of Yapaniyasamgha for the contribution of Samyaktva-Ratnakara Chaityalaya. Anantavirya is referred with Govardhanadeva; but nothing is said about their relationship. Kumārakirti was the colleague of Anantavirya and Dāmanandi was the disciple of Kumārakirti.
This Dāmanandi seems to be the same as referred to in Jaina Silalekha samgraha No. 55 as the disciple of Caturmukhadeva who was the Sadharma of Acārya Prabhācandra the contemporary of Dharadhipa Bhojarāja; Prabhācandra had defeated Viṣṇubhatta and Mahāvādi. The historical period of Dhārādhipa Bhoja is generally accepted as 1014-1053 A.D. Though both the inscriptions differ in the name of the preceptors of Damanandi still in view of the consistency of dates of both the inscriptions, the identification is possible.
(4) The stone inscription3, found in the quadrangle of the Pancabasti at Humach, refers to Anantavirya as the commentator (Vṛttikāra) of Akalankasūtras1. It is mentioned therein that he belongs to the Acaryas of Nandisamgha. The inscription belongs to the period of 1077 A.D. it mentions Kumārasenadeva, Mounideva and Vimalacandra Bhaṭṭāraka; it further refers to Vädirāja as Sattarkaşanmukha.
(5) The stone inscriptions of Parsvanathasvāmi Basti Camofrājanagara refers to Anantavirya as belonging to the Dravida Samgha. It bears the date, Saka 1039 (1117 A.D.).
1 BKI. Vol. 1, Pt. I, No. 61.
2 JSI. P. 142, BKI, 1. 1. 78.
3 JSL. Vol. II. P. 294.
Ibid P. 395.
5 Ibid. p. 387.
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