Studies in Jain Literature

SR No.: 001868
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: V M Kulkarni
Publisher: Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre
Publication Year: 2001
Total Pages: 114
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Literature, & Story
File Size: 14 MB

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238 STUDIES IN JAIN LITERATURE Kalpalata and the Kalpalataviveka. He has rightly stated that the Kalpalataviveka is highly useful in understanding Bhamaha's Chapter on nyayanirnaya and that it offers very happy readings of some corrupt passages in the Abhinavabharati and the Locana. The Appendixes to the Kalpalataviveka leave out many Sanskrit and Prakrit illustrative verses, The primary/secondary sources of a good many illustrative verses and verses cited as authorities have not been indicated. In his Introduction Prof. Vora has traced many verses to their (secondary) sources. It would have been appropriate if he had supplemented the work of the editors by adding an Appendix towards the end of his Introduction. A separate Index of Prakrit verses with their Sanskrit chaya and primary and / or secondary sources would have proved a welcome feature of this edition. Prof. Vora could have considerably reduced the bulk of his Introduction by refraining from covering the ground already covered. He need not have explained at lengh the passages traced to their well-known sources. In a scholarly introduction meant for advanced students it would have been but proper if he had pointed out the passages only. It would have enhanced the value of this Introduction if he had discussed and shown how the present text helps us on the one hand to correct the corrupt passages in the source-books and how the sources on the other help us to correct, at some places, the text of the present work. A perusal of the text and the sources traced by Prof. Vora shows that one very important source, viz., Kuntaka's Vakroktijivita, of the present work has completely escaped his attention. Occasionally, one comes across erroneous statements in the Introduction, such as "When it (Pratijna) is established by a powerful means of proof one Dosa arises".--p. 68 "Nityah Sabdah Krtakatvat." Here the hetu being a product is not present in the similar case (akasa) and also in the dissimilar case (ghata)"--P. 70, f.n.1; P. 131, f.n.7. The illustrative quotation which the Kalpalataviveka refers to in this context is not a 59 Hitam qu --Kirata. X-34 but हिरण्मयी साललतेव जङ्गमा च्युता दिवः स्थास्नुरिवाचिरप्रभा / ARTICOnafa: ya GG pagare fecit 11 ---Bhatti II. 47. This is indisputably clear from the significant words used by the Kalpalataviveka : salalateva...sthasnuriva (P. 251, 11. 20-21) "(P. 264, 1.28) Dandi's ill.". It is not Dandi's but Vamana's illustration. "All the figures...are given after Vyaghata, Mammata's last sabdalaskara".--p 166. Vyaghata is not a sabdalaskara but an arthalamkara. "(P. 105, 1.12) Then follows a long long section... Viveka which has drawn