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 63 [ - § 47 The Jainendra School of the Digambara Jains as embodied in several of their works such as Samayasundarasuri's commentary on the Kalpasūtras or Lakshmivallabha's Upadeśamālākarņikā is, that Indra asked' certain questions to Jina when of eight years, and had the science of grammar revealed to him by way of answers; the grammar in consequence came to be known by their joint name. A Ms. (no. 1223) belonging to Professor Kathavate's collection for 1891- 1895 launches, in its marginal notes, into a detailed veri- fication of this tradition, trying to answer all the objec- tions raised aganist it. The chief objection, of course, is the concurrent testi- mony of the colophons of all the Mss., which invariably ascribe the work to Devanandi. This is also confirmed by the introductory stanza- er garante a which is given by all Mss., wherein the first word of the second line, obscure in meaning as it is, appears to be purposely used to indicate the name of the author. Fur- ther, works like Dhananjaya-kośa or Jaina-Harivaṁsa 4 (A. D. 783) and writers like Bopadeva or Hemachandra re- fer to Devanandi as the author of this grammar. The point then may be regarded as fairly settled. This Devanandi is otherwise known as Pajyapada. above quoted, which gives a different mañ. 1 The Jaînendra-sutrapatha be 3 Except the one longs to the Digambaras from whom the Svetumbarus bave gala. borrowed it wholesale. The 4 In the opening prasasti of the tradition, therefore, belongs more strictly to the Svetain- baras. work there is a reference to the Jainendra-vyakaraṇa, Aka- lañkadeva also quotes a Jain- endra sutra in the area i. 5.1. 2 for startit As- faidary: en