Jaina Philosophy

SR No.: 001180
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Mohanlal Mehta
Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Publication Year: 1998
Total Pages: 328
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Philosophy
File Size: 15 MB

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RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL LITERATURE
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Prakrit. He was an eminent author in verse as well as in prose. His Şaddarśanasamuccaya (with Gunaratna's commentary) is an important treatise on Indian philosophy. It gives a summary of the six philosophical systems of India. He wrote a commentary on the Nyāyapraveśa of Dinnāga, a Buddhist logician. His Dharmabindu is a manual of morals. The Anekāntajayapatākā, Sastravārtāsamuccaya, Anekāntavādapraveśa, Dvijavadanacapețā, Paralokasiddhi, Sarvajñasiddhi, Dharmasangrahani, Lokatattvanirnaya etc. are his philosophical treatises. He composed the following works on yoga : (1) Yogadrstisamuccaya, (2) Yogabindu, (3) Yogaśataka, (4) Yogavimśikā and (5) Șodaśaka. The Samarādityakathā, Dhürtākhyāna etc. are nice stories composed by him. He commented upon a number of canonical works and composed many miscellaneous treatises. Vidyānandin's Works:
Vidyānandin or Vidyānanda (9th century) is a distinguished Jaina philosopher belonging to the Digambara sect. His Aștasahasri commentary on the Aştaśati (Akalanka's commentary on the Aptamimāmsă of Samantabhadra) is, perhaps, the most difficult of all the Jaina philosophical treatises. It was further commented upon by Yaśovijaya. Vidyānandin's lattvärthaślokavārttika is an important commentary on the Tattvārtha Sūtra. His original philosophical works include the Aptaparīkṣā, the Pramāņaparīkņā, the Patraparikṣā, the Satyaśāsanaparikşā and the Vidyānandamahodaya (extinct). The Yuktyanuśāsanālankāra is his commentary on the Yuktyanusasana of Samantabhadra. He has also composed the hymn entitled Śrīpura-Pārsvanāthastotra. The Pañcaprakarana is also ascribed to him. All his works are in Sanskrit. Nemicandra and His Works :
:: Nemicandra, a Digambara author, lived between the 10th and 11th centuries. He was the teacher of Cāmundarāya