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

Page 46

RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL LITERATURE
33
poetical manual of Jainism. It consists of twenty small sections. The Ayogavyavacchedadvātriiśikā of the author forms the first part of his hymn called Dvätrimsikā. The second part is called Anyayogavyavacchedadvātrimśikā. The first part contains an easy exposition of the doctrines of Jainism. The second part refutes the doctrines of the non-Jaina systems. It has a commentary called Syādvādamañjarī by Mallișeņa. This commentary serves as an excellent treatise on Jaina philosophy,
The Pramāṇamīmāṁsā by Hemacandra is a valuable work on Jaina logic. Its commentary by the author himself enhances the value of the work.
Hemacandra's Yogaśāstra is an important work on Jaina yoga. It is in verse and has twelve chapters. The author himself has commented upon it. The work contains a complete doctrine of duties. It treats of the effort one must make to attain emancipation. Dharmāmộta of Āsādhara :
Āśādhara was a great Digambara scholar and poet of the 13th century. He composed a number of learned works and commentaries in Sanskrit. The Dharmāmộta is his principal work. It is in two parts: Sāgāra-Dharınāmsta and Anagāra-Dharmāmộta. The Sāgāra-Dharmāmộta deals with the duties of the lay-votary, whereas the AnagāraDharmāmsta treats of the conduct of the ascetic. The author himself composed a commentary on this work in 1243 A. D. The original work is in verse. Yaśovijaya's Works :
Yaśovijaya was a prominent Śvetambara writer of the 17th century. He composed several excellent treatises and various valuable commentaries in Sanskrit. His works on philosophy include the Anekānta-vyavasthā, the Jñanabindu, the Jaina-tarka-bhāṣā, the Naya-pradīpa, the