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________________ INTRODUCTION created the Sanmati-tarka. horses? is certainly the author of Now these two facts — that of Siddhasena being well. known as the creator of horses and that of Sanmati being well-known as a work adding to the glory of Jainism - lead us to the inference beyond doubt that Siddhasena lived before Jinadāsa. But then the question arises as to whether Siddhasena was a contemporary of Jinabhadra or lived a little prior to Jinabhadra, or lived long before him. Siddhasena and Jinabbadra though both of great scholars, belonged to rival schools. Jinabhadra was cele. brated as a guardian of Jaina tradition and a scholar of Jaina scriptures, while Siddhasena was well-known as a person who translated the Jain scriptures into Saṁsksta, and was a great logician who started the new school, Jinadāsa being a writer of Curņis, the literature based on scriptures, has a natnral tendency towards the scriptures. Now this Jinadāsa mentions Siddhasena who belonged to the rival school as a scholar of a very high order. It means, therefore, that Siddhasena could not have been a contemporary of Jinabhadra but must have lived long before him. There must have been such a wide gulf of time between these two scholars differing from each other on fundamental points as to create a high respect in the mind of Jinadāsa about the works and personality of Sidd hasena. Looking to those times and to the narrow sectarian outlook that was then rampant, it 1 P. O.: Vžddhavādi-Prabandha : verse 167, 168 contains a sugestion of Siddhasena's baving created an army. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.001068
Book TitleSanmati Tarka
Original Sutra AuthorSiddhasen Divakarsuri
AuthorSukhlal Sanghavi, Bechardas Doshi, Dalsukh Malvania
PublisherJain Shwetambar Education Board Paydhoni Mumbai
Publication Year1939
Total Pages435
LanguageEnglish, Sanskrit
ClassificationBook_English, Philosophy, Nyay, & Anekantvad
File Size18 MB
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