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The Followers of the Ever Growing One
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-Following the transcription of the Bhagavati-sūtra, in the XIIth century or thereabouts, we find in several verses that are appended to it a eulogy of Mrgāvati Pravartini in which she is praised for her selfmastery:
Freed from pride and keeping full control of the self, the lioness Mrgāvati Pravartini (dwells) for ever in the enclosure of the three excellent guptis. 122
-At the end of the manuscript of the Dharmabindu of Haribhadra Súri (VIIIth century) and the commentary upon it by Muni Candra Sūri (XIIth century), several names are mentioned and among others, "the disciple of Jagamata Gaņini" as having received dikșă from Jinapati Sūri; the name of the sādhvi is not given. 123
-At the end of the manuscript of the Pindavisuddhi of Jinavallabha Gaņi (beginning of XIIth century) and of the commentary upon it by Yaśodeva Sūri (XIIth century) it is recorded simply that:
This manuscript is in the possession of Śri Prabhāvati Mahattara. 124
Coll. NC, No 154 (19); p.52. A text dealing with dreams connected with the tirtharikaras, in Prākrit-Sanskrit; the authors of text and commentary are not named.
122 mane bhadārane sihi pavittiņi Miyāvai
asogaseviyā niccar tiguttivajjapamjare. (6). Ibid., No 4; p. 363. The Bhagavati-sūtra belongs to the Anga Agamas. Guptis: cf. P 358.
123 Ibid., No 225; p.80. The text is a treatise of religion and philosophy, in Sanskrit. It is certain that these sādhvis lived between the end of the XIIth c. and the beginning of the XIIIth, seeing that Jinapati Sūri was born in 1153; cf. K.C. Jain, 1963, p. 38.
124 śriPrabhāvatimahattarāsatkapustika. Jesalmer Coll. NC, No 210; p. 73. A text on the subject of purity of food, in Präkrit-Sanskrit.
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