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INTRODUCTION
doing this. Let the devout persons reading my commentary attain that fearless position ( liberation ) which is full of joy, which is pure and full of knowledge, after having removed the fear of worldly life. Abhayadeva, the commentator of Sanmatí, is the disciple of Pradyumna Sūri, whose fame is spread througbout this world as a person who has crushed the insolence of his rivals. The name of this commentary is TATTVA-BODHAVIDHĀYINĪ.”
From this brief Prasasti, the following points are clear:- ! 1. The name of the commentator is Abhayadeva and
the name of his preceptor is Pradyumna Sūri. 2. The name of the text is Sanmati and the name
of the commentary written thereupon is Tattva
Bodha-Vidhãyini, 3. Only a few Sūtras of Sanmati have been explained
or commented upon by Abhayadeva.
Nothing more than the names of Abhayadeva and his preceptor is known from this prasasti ; we know nothing from this commentary about the school, date, works and other points about Abhayadeva. However, some sort of information about the date, school and followers of Abhayadeva can be gathered from the few references. that are found in the Prasastis composed by other Ācāryas. Four such Prasastis are available to us at present. The first of these Prasastis occurs at the end of the commentary named Păia written on Uttarādhyayana
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