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discussed at length the nature of Nigraha Sthāna, entering into controversy with the Bauddhas and the Naiyāyikas, and thus finished his commentary.
Almost all the discussions about the views and doctrines found in the present commentary occur in other works such as Tattvasangraha, Nyāyakumudacandra, Prameya-Kamal-Mārtaņda, Siddhiviniscaya and others.
But the speciality of this commentary, among all other works of the same nature, is from the point of language, style, and scholarly quotations, from various autbors mentioned by name, with which the work bristles and the profound scholarship displayed by the commentator.
This is a short summary of the contents of the commentary as well as the original text. We are conscious of the fact that it is a very brief survey of the philosophical discussions found in these two works here. A study of Contents, given in each Volume will go a very long way in introducing the reader to the subjects of these two works even if he does not study the original text and its commentary.
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