Merutunga

Merutuṅga was a medieval scholar from present-day Gujarat in India and was a Śvētāmbara Jain of the Añcala Gaccha. He is presently most well-known for his Sanskrit text, the Prabandhacintāmaṇi, composed in 1306 CE.[1][2] He also wrote Vicāraśreṇī in 1350 CE which describes the chronology of Chāvḍā, Chaulukya and Vāghelā dynasties.[3][4]

Merutunga
Born	14th-century
Died	14th-century
Works	Prabandha-Chintamani Vicharashreni

References

Citations

1. Cort 2001, p. 35.
2. Sen 1999, p. 79.
3. Kailash Chand Jain 1991, p. 85.
4. Rajyagor, S. B.; Chopra, Pran Nath (1982). "Chapter II: Source Materials of History of Gujarat". History of Gujarat. New Delhi: S. Chand & Company Ltd. p. 17. OCLC 12215325.
5. Tawney 1901, p. 204.
6. Tawney 1901, p. 2.
7. Eggermont 1969, p. 67.
8. Winternitz 1996, p. 497.
9. Crouzet 1965, p. 237.
10. Arai 1978.

Sources

• Cort, John E. (2001), Jains in the World : Religious Values and Ideology in India, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-513234-3
• Jain, Kailash Chand (1991), Lord Mahāvīra and His Times, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-81-208-0805-8
• Sen, Sailendra Nath (1999) [1988], Ancient Indian History and Civilization (Second ed.), New Age International Publishers, ISBN 81-224-1198-3
• Crouzet, François (1965), Studies in the Cultural History of India, Shiva Lal Agarwala
• Arai, Toshikazu (1978), The Structure of Jaina Kingship as Viewed by the Prabandhacintāmaṇi
• Tawney, Charles Henry (1901), The Prabandhacintāmaṇi or Wishing-Stone of Narratives, The Asiatic Society of Bengal
• Eggermont, P. H. L. (1969), The Purāņa Source of Merutuṅga's List of Kings and the Arrival of the Śakas in India
• Winternitz, Moriz (1996), A History of Indian Literature, Volume 2, translated by Sarma, V. Srinivasa