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New Dimensions in Jaina Logic
ments only after studying them hundreds of times. Who could have understood the abstruse topics of Acarya Akalanka, if they had not been explained through the writings of Anantavirya?"
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6. Anantavirya II (11th century A.D.)
He composed Prameyaratnamälä. The impact of the Prameyakamalamartanda and the Nyāyakumudacandra on it is clearly descernible.
7. Asadhara, Pandita (1188 A.D.-1250 A.D.)
He was a Vaisya of the Bagheravala caste of the city of Dhārā. The name of his father was Sallakṣana, of his mother Śrīratni, of his wife Sarasvati and of his son Chahada. He studied at the institution named Sarada Sadana in the city of Dhara, and for the enlightenment of the Jaina religion he migrated to Nalakacchapura (Nalacha). Living there he served the cause of Jaina learning and literature for nearly thirty five years.
Some of the works of Pandita Āśādhara are as under:
1. Prameyaratnākara-It is a work composed both in prose and poetry.
2. Jnanadipika-It is a self-commentary on the Dharmamṛtaboth Sāgāra and Anagara.
3. Mūlārādhanā tīkā—It is a commentary on the Prakrit work Aradhana by Sivarya.
4. Aradhanäsara tīkā-It is a commentary on the Arādhanāsāra by Acarya Devasena.
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Bhavasena (12th-13th century A.D.)
He was an acarya of the Sena stem (gana). He earned the title of 'Traividya'. Three of his works have been published, out of which two are on logic.
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Viśvatattvaprakāśa-It contains an examination of the contentions of different philosophies from the Jaina point of view.
2. Pramaprameya-An exposition of the organs of knowledge from the Jaina point of view.
The unpublished works on logic are these:
1. Nyayadipikā. Nyayasuryavali.
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