Jinadattasuri Explained
Jinadattasuri was a Jain Apabhramsa poet and monk.
He was born in 1075 and died in 1154. He was a contemporary of Hemchandra and a disciple of Jinavallabhsuri.[1]
Works
His Upadesharasayana-rasa (1143) is a didactic poem of 80 verse written in the form of a Rasa. In appreciation of his teacher Jinavallabhsuri, he wrote a didactic poem in 32 verses titled Kalaswarupakulakam in Apabhramsa and Chachchari.[2] [3]
Further reading
- Jinadatta Sūri. Gaṇadharasārdhaśataka, ed. Gandhi, Three Apabhraṃśa Works.
Notes and References
- Book: Amaresh Datta. Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. 1988. Sahitya Akademi. 978-81-260-1194-0. 1841.
- Book: Sujit Mukherjee. A Dictionary of Indian Literature. 1998. Orient Blackswan. 978-81-250-1453-9. 327.
- Shah. Parul . 31 August 1983. The rasa dance of Gujarata . 1. Ph.D.. 5. 139–140. Department of Dance, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. 10603/59446 .
