History of Classical Sanskrit Literature c19.s6.44

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c19.s6.44

**233. Vadirajasuri** *alias* Śaṇmukha, a Jaina ascetic, was called Dvādaśavidyāpati, probably on account of his proficiency in twelve arts. His Yaśodharacarita is a poem narrating the life of Yaśodhara, son of Yaśodhara and Candrāvatī of Ujjain, a saintly King of Jaina sect.¹ He also composed Pārśvanāthacarita.²

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Pārśvanāthacarita — Vādirāja, Sanskrit
Jasaharacariu — Puṣpadanta, Apabhraṃśa