Siddhi Vinischay Tika Part 01

SR No.: 004038
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Anantviryacharya
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith
Publication Year: 1944
Total Pages: 686
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 15 MB

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2. THE AUTHORS: AKALANKA (3) That the reference to Vikramārkasaka, in Akalanka-carita,
means Vikrama Samvat1 and not Saka. (4) That Virasena quotes Akalanka's TV as Agamapramāņa
in Dhavalā (the completing date 816 A.D.), hence he must be of remote age, so he flourished in the early period of 7th
c. A.D.2 (5) Siddhašenagani (8th A.D.) refers to Akalanka’s SV; hence he
must have lived in 7th century A.D. (6) That Haribhadra (700-770 A.D.) refers to Akalanka-nyāya
in Anekānta-jaya-patākā shows that Akalanka is earlier than
Haribhadra. (7) Jinadāsagani Mahattara (676 A.D.) refers to SV in Nisītha
Cūrņi4; naturally Akalanka must be placed in the early part of the 7th century A.D.5
Now let us examine the arguments of the second group of scholars. It has been proved by us elsewhere that Akalanka flourished in 720-780 A.D. on the strength of the internal and external evidences. This date is confirmed by the additional evidences that are available today. The aforesaid date as already mentioned has been proved by K. B. Path defended by S. C. Vidyābhusana and Pt. N. Premiji. The age proved by these scholars is substantially and firmly fixed, irrespective of the disproof of some of the evidences employed by them. The article on 'The Age of Guru Akalanka' by Dr. Saletore is a very significant contribution in this direction to firmly establish the conclusion arrived at?. Now let us examine the arguments one by one.
(1) As has already been discussed that the mention of Mānyakheța as the capital of Rāstrakūta's is not a decisive factor. The reference of Mānyakheța as the capital of śubhatunga in KK may be the result of an established fact of later times, that lead the author to mention it so, because of its strong affinity with the Rāştrakūtas.
1 ABORI, vol. XII, Art. by A. N. Upadhye. 2 ibid. 3 NKC. vol. I, p. 105. 4 Pithikā gāthā No. 486,
Jugalkishor Mukhtar, Anekānta, Vol. I, No. 1; NKC, vol. I, Intro. p. 105. 6 Akalanka-Grantha-Traya, Intro. Pp. 13-32. 7 B. A. Saletore, The Age of Guru Akalanka, BHS), vol. VI, pp. 10-33. This
article by the veteran scholar is of special importance; he confirms the conclusion arrived at elsewhere (AGT. Intro.).