Pupil of Vasugupta (Avantivarman reign): Spandavrtti on the Spandakarikas; Tattvartha works known from testimony.
Sharada court manuscript (Harshacharita, PD, via eGangotri digitisation). The 9th-century manuscript culture Kallata wrote in; folio shown is Bana, not Kallata. Credit: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Bio. Pupil of Vasugupta (Avantivarman reign, Rajatarangini V.66), father of Mukula, instructor of Pradyumna. His Spandavrtti (Stein also titles it Spandasarvasva) explains the Spandakarikas; Tattvartha-cintamani and Spanda-sutra-varttika known from Bhaskara/Utpala testimony.
Lineage
pupil of Vasugupta
father of Mukulabhatta
instructed sister's son Pradyumnabhatta
dates placed among siddhas of Avantivarman's reign; no exact dates — royal date is association, not composition date · canon: · machine-readable JSON · bio schema