Dvadasharnaychakram Part 4

SR No.: 002587
Original Sutra Author: Mallavadi Kshamashraman
Author: Labdhisuri
Publisher: Chandulal Jamnadas Shah
Publication Year: 1960
Total Pages: 364
Language: Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Philosophy
File Size: 11 MB

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where in his commentary, he has made even a suggestion etc. about the name of his native place, and those of his 'Kula (family ) branch and teacher and his date etc. Even then we can atleast infer that this commentator is posterior to Acarya Jinabhadragani Ksamas ramana and anterior to Kotyacarya Mahattara. For in this commentary we come across a citation from 'Visesavaysaka bhasya of Jinabhadra Gani Ksamasramana and Kotyacarya Mahattara who completed Ksamasramanas in complete commentary on his own work Visesavasyakabhasya has mentioned the name of Simhasuri Gani in his commentary on Visesavasyakabhasya.'
This commentator is posterior to Jinabhadra Gani ( 666 of Vikrama era.) Some scholars believe that Kotyacarya is pupil of Jinabhadra Gani and hence they opine that Kotyacarya is pupil' of Jinabhadra Gani and hence they opine that it gets proved that this commentator (Rotyacraya) is a contemporary scholar of Jinabhadra Gani. From the study of this commentary it gets established that the date of this commentator cannot be later than the seventh century, though the exposition of the Sankhya system of philosophy occurring in his comentary of the third spoke, agrees with 'Yuktidipika, an ancient commentary of 'Sankhyasaptati", But it cannot be said that this exposition has this very commentary as its basis, for, at the end he has remarked that this finishes investigation of ‘Varsaganyatantra'.
Hence it can be assumed that the commentator has based his exposition on no other work but 'Sastitantra' extant in his time. 'Yuktidlpika' belongs to a period later than that of Dinnaga and earlier than those of scholars such as Dharmakirti, and Kumarila. Even the following characteristie of inference well known in the Sankhya system of philosophy. is extracted in the second spoke, :
'सम्बद्धादेकस्माच्छषसिद्धिरनुमानम्
ng in his com seventh century, tary it gets estayis a
The seven varieties of this inference viz.
"ATTACHTTEITRITTHE FIRen a ' etc. may have been mentioned mostly on the basis of no other work but Sastitantre
The commentator of Nayacakra has no where in his entire commentary mentioned views, or expositions of Dharmakirti or given quotations from his works even when there are good many works of this veteran Buddhist Acarya. This fact prevents us from believing that the commentator flourished in the seventh century. But there is uo other go in so believing. Since he has cited Visesavasyakabhasya' as an authority, If the quistion of the date of the author of Visesavasyakabhasya' as decided at present, is further investigated, we feel that the date of this commentator shall have to be changed and Ksamasramana may be looked upon as having flourished in the sixth century. If it thus gets proved that Ksamasramana, the author of 'Mahattara belongs to the sixth and if it is considered that Kotyacarya Mahatra is certainly pupil of Ksamasaramana, the date of the commentator of Nayacakra may be established as the sixth century.
SAUNAGA AND BHAGURI : Name of these two Acaryas have been mentioned by the commentator while dealing with grammatical topics.
'सुनागस्याचार्यस्य शिष्याः सौनागाः'
na may be need, we feel thate of the ans. Since momentato
1. See Jaina Paramparano Itihasa (Page 458), 2. Vide Padamanjari ( Part 2, Page 761 ). 3. Katyayana; sunaga :Bhrradvaj; Krostr; Vydava: Vyaghrabhuti; Vaiyagbrapadya are sevene
commentators,