[ - § 57 The Hemachandra School In course of time the Sakatayana Sabdānušāsana came to be fairly ousted from the field by a powerful rival in the shape of Hemachandra's Sabdanušāsana, which like its predecessor' was addressed to the Svetäm- bara Jains, with the result that even Mss. of works be- longing to the school are at present very rarely to be met with outside of Southern India, which was once the centre of its greatest influence. The Hemachandra School 56. The Hemachandra School. The last, but not on that account the least, of these sectarian schools that we have to notice is the one which is known under the name of its founder, the Jain monk Hemachandra. About Hema- chandra and his times we know a good deal more than what we did regarding the founders of the other schools hitherto described. The biographical material regarding Hemachandra has been brought to a focus in Dr. Bühler's German pamphlet entitled Ueber das Leben des Jaina Monches Hemachandra,' Wien, 1889. 73 37. Life of Hemachandra-Hemachandra was born on the full-moon night of the month of Kärttika in the year of Vikrama 1145 (corresponding to A. D. 1088 or 1089, November-December) at a place called Dhunduka, now in the British Collectorate of Ahmedabad. His parents were humble banias, Chachiga and Pahini by name. He was originally named Chãñgadeva. The mother was a 1 That Suk-tuyana was Svetam- bara Jain is proved by the numerous references to the Areáyakaütro,Cheon-müira, Niryaki, Kaikā-cutra, and other Svetumbars works foun! in the Ameghavgifti. Besides the found 12 Semachandra's hinge this work is based upon ata by vegner and (1250. D.), ST fummi by Argenraid (1305-5 A. D.), by roast {1348% A. D.}, Bud gangseffe by P
