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PREFAOE
The 'Jaida Ponanoe' deals with the rules laid down in the Jaina Religion for the purgoation of different kinds of individuals, who wish to follow the Path of the Great Conquerors (Jonas) It is based on the authority of the "Prayasobitta Samuobohaya," the authorship of which 18 recribed to Saint Gurudasji, a Jana ãoharya (Leader of Saints) of the Digambara 8000
The author's age is not knoma, in faot no Digambara Saint is known to have borne that same. Perhaps he only desoribes himself as guru-das (the attendant or slare of his preceptor)! There is an ancient commentary on the work shoh was composed by Śm Nanda Guru But who this saint was is not known. According to Mr Nathu Ram Premi (see the preface to the Prayasohitta Sangraha), ho might have been the Preceptor (guru) of Saint Sri Chandra who composed hus "Puranagara" in 1070 Samoat Era (=1014 AD). He was called Sm Nandi He would thus be lving in the 10th century AD There was another Śn Nandi Saint H18 pupil was Nayanandı whose pupil Nemichandra was the preceptor of Saint Basunandı who is known to have lived in the 12th century of the Samoat Era. Probably the preceptor of Saint Sri Chandra and of Sri Nayanandı was the one and the same Sn Nandı If these conclusions
