History of Classical Sanskrit Literature c19.s6.38

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**232. Sakalakīrti** was a Bhaṭṭāraka of the Jain religion. His Dhanyakumāracarita,⁹ a poem in seven Adhikaras, describes the life of Dhanyakumāra, son of Dhanapāla, a Vaiśya of Ujjain, who by his devotion was regarded as a Saint. He wrote poems Sudarśanacarita,¹⁰ Śrīpālacarita,¹¹ and Vṛṣabhānucarita.¹² Mahāvīrapurāṇa is an extensive work.¹³