A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c52.742

v3.c52.742

The author 1160 mentions his name, Pherū, at the beginning and end of his treatise. His father was Ṭhakkura Candra (= Sanskrit Candra) of Sirimālakula; 1161 his grandfather was Kāliaā (= Sanskrit Kāliyaka), a merchant (siṭṭha) of the Siridhandhakula, who lived in Kaṇṇāṇapura. 1162 This information establishes that the author belonged to the Kharataragaccha of Śvetāmbara Jains.