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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INTRODUCTION
Dhruva Dharmakirti lived in 450 A. D. whereas, according to Dr. S. C. Vidyabhusana Dharmakīrti existed from 635 A. D. to 650 A.D. Dharmakirti has composed the following 12 works:
Hetubindu, Nyāyaviniscaya, Vijñānanayaprasthāna', Alařkära, Pramāņavārtika, Pramāņavārtikavrtti, Pramāņaviniscaya, Nyāyabindu*, Tarkanyāya or Vādanyāya?, Santānāntarasiddhi, Sambandhaparikşū and Sambandhaparīkşövrtti.
The last eight works along with Hetubinduvivarana are ascribed to Dharmakirti by Dr. S. C. Vidyabhusana. He informs us that the Tibetan translations of these works are extant.
Hetubindu is quoted in AJP (Vol. II, pp. 174 & 177). The kārikā of this Hetubindu beginning with 927474 is examined in Siddhiviniscaya. The following sentence of Hetubindu (1) occurs with a slight omission in the svopajña vivrti (p. 3) of Laghīyastrayi:
steffatet e hát: Sait, FHUAIRIU saya"
Vijñānanayaprasthāna is mentioned and quoted by Malayagiri Sūri in his com. (p. 69a) to Dhammasanganani as under:
"सर्वात्मना हि सारूप्ये ज्ञानमज्ञानतां व्रजेत् ।
साम्ये केनचिदंशेन स्यात् सर्व सर्ववेदनम् ॥"
Alankāra is mentioned by Subandhu in his Vāsavadattes which has been composed in the third quarter of the 5th century A. D.
Pramāņaviniscaya is mentioned by Siddhasena Gani in his com. (p. 397) on TS (V, 31). Devabhadra in his ? ippana
1 No non-Jains scholar has ascribed this work to Dharm kirti. So
a friend of mine suggests that this may be a general name simply meaning the starting point or text of vistănaråda viz.
Pramänavdrtika'. But this view is not correct. 2 This work along with Dharmottara's com, on it is published in Kashi
Sanskrit Series as No. 22 in 1924 A, D.; also see Bib. Iodioa. This work was translated into Chinese in 400-405 A, D. This is edited by Rahula Sänktyāyana and published in 1936 A. D. The verse a Fe of this work (p. 111) is quoted in Prameya kamalamartanda which criticizes its v. HATIT (p. 2) and its various expositions.
His lifo-period runs from 375 A, D, to 425 A.D.-Kalyāņa Vijaya. 5 Herein we find the name of Bhärad rāja Vidyotakara, the author
of Nyüyavärtika (1st half of the 7th century A, D.).