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
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(ii) His preceptor was Buddhamitra whom Vindhyaväsin
defeated in a debate. (iii) Vasubandhu attacked and abused mercilessly
Vindhyavasin in his Paramarthasaptati. Vasubandhu is mentioned in Gunakirti's Lakşanānusāra.
Different dates are assigned to Vasubandhu by different scholars. Soune place hin between 280 A.D. and 360 A.D., whereas some between 420 A.D. and 500 A.D. Dr. B. Bhattacharyya prefers the first date and has given reasons as to why he discards the second.' This Vasubandhu is the same as one referred to as úmiş-grilelha by Gandhahastin Siddhasena in his cow. (p. 68a) on TS (VII, 8). The pertinent line is :
"atarat: ata agamatan TahadhariaT: 1
Vinelhyavasin ( 230 A.D.-320 A.D.) That this is his nick-name and his rcal nanie is Rudrila, is known from Kamalasila's Pünjika (p. 22) on Tattvasangraha. He is said to be a disciple of Varsaganya who is looked upon by Vācaspatix and the author of shiruullinyasuonhitck as the author of Şastitartra. According to Paramartha (who wrote the life of Vasubandhu in Chinese) Vindhyuvāsin defeated Buddhamitra, a teacher of Vusubandhu in a debate and got a present from Vikramāditya of Ayodhya. Thereafter he went to his hume ou Vindhya mountain and died there. He is assigned a period of 250 A.D. to 320 A.D.
Kumārila in his Mimumsıīšlokavirtika (anumănapariccheda, v. 143) refers tu Vindhyavāsin as holding a view that the in
1 See Foreword (pp. LXVII-LXVIII) to Tattvasangraha. 2 On this very page yo have: "PORETRAT TOTE
". 3 He has referred to Vārşaganya as the expounder (vyutpädayitr)
of Yogerścstra, Vārsaganya's date is said to be 230 A. D. to 300 A.D. This is a publication of the "Adyar Library". It is editod under the supervision of F. 0Schrader wliose intro, to it and Pancarätra
is separately published by this library, 0 Its Paiya equivalent 'Satthitanta' occurs in Viāhapannatti (11, 1; S.
89), Näyachammakoha (I, V; s. 55), Vivāgasuya (I, V), Ovaväżya (s. 77), Pajjosavonākappa (s. 8), Nandi (s. 42) and Anuogaddāra (s. 77), Somo details about this work are given in Gujarati in "Puratattva" (Vol. V, p. 61).