Anekantajay patakakhyam Prakaranam Part 2

SR No.: 008406
Original Sutra Author: Haribhadrasuri
Author: Munichandrasuri
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra
Publication Year: 1947
Total Pages: 503
Language: Sanskrit, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Philosophy
File Size: 11 MB

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PREFACE
It is a matter of great pleasure to me that even after a lapse of about eiglit years I have been in a position to complete the editing of Anckäntajayapataka along with its two commentaries. There is a third commentary in a MS. form. I wanted to incorporate it here; but it has not been possible to do so as I have failed to know even the sources whence I can get other MSS.
As promised in the Preface of Vol. I, I have given a bird's eye-view of the works of Haribhadra Sūri so far available to me. But I have dropped the idea of surveying those of Municandra Sūri for want of space, though, at times, some of then have been here briefly noticed by me, while dealing with the works of Haribhadra Sūri.
A comprehensive exposition of anekāntavůda along with its evolution has been only partially treated by me as I could not get a pretty long leisure to carry out my original plan.
An alphabetical Index of quotations is given as Appendix I; but the sources of all of thein could not be traced, though Muni Jambüvijaya, a learned disciple of Bhuvanavijaya (a pupil of Vijayamegha Sūri) helped me in this connection.
In the end I may add that I am very much indebted to Vijayaprema Sūriji for his having gone through the duplicate copy of the pagination proofs of the textual matter. I am thankful to Mr. P. I. Tarkas m. A., LL. B, for doing the same in connection with pp. I.XXIII-C and pp. 257-260. My special acknowledgements are due to Dr. B. Bhattacharyya, M. A., Ph. D., Rajaratna, the Director of the Oriental Institute for the splendid opportunity he gave me to edit this work and to prepare a back-ground for the comprehensive study of Haribhadra's works and that of anekāntavāda.
As regards "Notes", I may say that I have prepared them from various stand-points such as those of philosophy, philology, anthropology, geography, history etc., by taking into account the importance of this work, its antiquity and several classes of the readers. M. T. B. COLLEGE, SURAT.
H. R. Kapadia