Udaya-prabha Sūri (fl. 1221-43) was a Jain monk and writer from the Vaghela kingdom of present-day India. He was a member of the literary circle of the minister Vastupala, and wrote several Sanskrit-language works.
Udayaprabha Suri | |
|---|---|
| Title | Acharya |
| Personal | |
| Religion | Jainism |
| Era | Vaghela period |
| Notable work(s) | Dharmabhyudaya, Sukrita Kirti Kallolini |
| Other names | Udaya-prabha-deva-suri |
| Occupation | Jain monk, Sanskrit writer |
Biography edit
Udaya-prabha was a member of the Nagendra-gaccha, and a pupil of Vijaya-sena (died 1245). His lineage of teachers is as follows: Vijaya-sena, Hari-bhadra, Ananda and Amara-chandra (contemporaries of Jayasimha Siddharaja), Shanti-suri, and Mahendra-prabhu.[1]
He was a member of the literary circle of Vastupala, a minister in the Vaghela kingdom of present-day Gujarat and southern Rajasthan.[1] Vastupala invited distant scholars to teach Udaya-prabha various shastras, which suggests that Udaya-prabha was younger than Vastupala. The minister also organized an expensive function to appoint Udaya-prabha as an acharya.[2]
Jina-bhadra, a disciple of Udaya-prabha, wrote or compiled several prabandha stories that are part of the Prabandhavali[3] and Puratana Prabandha Sangraha.[4] Mallisena, another disciple of Udaya-prabha Syadvada-manjari, a work on Jain philosophy in 1292 CE.[5]
Works edit
Udayaprabha wrote several poems, prashastis, and commentaries, dated between 1221 and 1243.[1] His works include:
- Sukrita Kirti Kallolini (IAST: Sukṛta-kīrti-kallolinī, "River of the Glory of Good Deeds"[6]), a panegyric glorifying the deeds of Vastupala and Tejapala. It was composed in 1221 on the occasion of Vastupala's Samgha-yatra' pilgrimage, and inscribed on a slab at Shatrunjaya.[2]
- Vastupala-stuti ("Praise of Vastupala"), another panegyric glorifying Vastupala.[2]
- Dharmabhyudaya (or Purana Sangha-pati-charita), a work on Vijaya-sena's teaching of Jainism, written for Vastupala. It includes a number of Jain legends and an account of the history of Shatrunjaya.[7] The work is undated, but it was definitely composed before 1234, the year of a manuscript copied by Vastupala himself. It was probably composed in 1221 on the occasion of Vastupala's pilgrimage.[2]
- Arambha-siddhi or Pancha-vimarsha, a work on astrology in 412 verses and 5 chapters. This text is known from over 70 manuscripts. There are several commentaries on this text, including some anonymous works, an avachurni by Samaya-ratna Gani, and a varttika by Hema-hamsa Gani (fl. 1458).[1]
- Upadesha-mala-karnika (IAST: Upadeśa-māla-karṇikā), a commentary on Dharmadasa Gani's Upadesha-mala. The author composed in 1243 at Dhavalakka (modern Dholka), at the suggestion of his teacher Vijaya-sena.[2]
- A partially lost work, probably titled Shabda-brahmollasa, known from 47 surviving verses preserved on the fragments of a palm-leaf manuscript. The subject matter of the work is not clear from the surviving portion, although the title suggests that it was a treatise on the philosophy of grammar.[5]
- A 1225 CE 19-verse prashasti of a religious cottage (pausadha-shala) built by Vastupala at Stambha-tirtha.[5]
Udayaprabha-Suri should not be confused with the 12th-century monk Udayaprabha, who was a pupil of Ravi-prabha-suri, and who wrote commentaries on Nemichandra's Pravachana-saroddhara and three Karma-granthas.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d David Pingree, ed. (1970). Census of the Exact Sciences in Sanskrit Series A. Vol. 1. American Philosophical Society. pp. 57–58.
- ^ a b c d e f B.J. Sandesara 1953, p. 71.
- ^ Siba Pada Sen, ed. (1988). Sources of the History of India. Institute of Historical Studies. p. 196. OCLC 4720835.
- ^ Charlotte Krause (1952). Ancient Jaina hymns. Scindia Oriental Institute. p. 20. OCLC 85851928.
- ^ a b c d B.J. Sandesara 1953, p. 72.
- ^ H. V. Sreenivasa Murthy (1963). A History of Ancient India. Bani Prakash Mandir. p. 30.
- ^ A.K. Warder (1972). Indian Kāvya Literature: The Wheel of Time. Vol. 7. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 604. ISBN 9788120820289.
Bibliography edit
- B.J. Sandesara (1953). Literary Circle of Mahāmātya Vastupāla and its Contribution to Sanskrit Literature. Singhi Jain Series.