Ratnakarandaka Shravakachara

SR No.: 010669
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jugalkishor Mukhtar
Publisher: Manikchand Digambar Jain Granthamala Samiti
Publication Year: 1982
Total Pages: 456
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 7 MB

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गुणादिपरिचय |
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उन्हें दूसरे सम्प्रदायोंकी तरफ से किसी भी विरोधका सामना करना नहीं पड़ा ।
'हिस्टरी आफू कनडीज लिटरेचर' के लेखक — कनड़ी साहित्यका इतिहास लिखनेवाले — मिस्टर एडवर्ड पी० राइस साहब समंतभद्रको एक तेज:पूर्ण प्रभावशाली वादी लिखते हैं और यह प्रकट करते हैं कि वे सारे भारतवर्षमें जैनधर्मका प्रचार करनेवाले एक महान् प्रचारक थे । साथ ही, यह भी सूचित करते हैं कि उन्होंने वादभेरी बजानेके उस दस्तूरसे पूरा लाभ उठाया है, जिसका उल्लेख पीछे एक फुटनोटमें किया गया है, और वे बड़ी शक्ति के साथ जैनधर्मके ' स्याद्वाद सिद्धान्त' को पुष्ट करनेमें समर्थ हुए हैं * ।
यहाँ तकके इस सब कथनसे स्वामी समंतभद्रके असाधारण गुणों, उनके प्रभाव और धर्मप्रचारके लिये उनके देशाटनका कितना ही हाल तो मालूम हो गया, परंतु अभी तक यह मालूम नहीं हो सका कि समंतभद्रके पास वह कौनसा मोहन-मंत्र था जिसकी वजहसे वे
* He ( Samantbhadra) was a brilliant disputant, and a great preacher of the Jain religion throughout India.........It was the custom in those days, alluded to_by Fá Hian ( 400 ) and Hiven Tsang ( 630 ) for a drum to be fixed in a public place in the city, and any learned man, wishing to propagate a doctrine or prove his erudition and skill in debate, would strike it by way of challenge of disputation,... Samantbhadra made full use of this custom, and powerfully maintained the Jain doctrine of Syâdvâda.

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Gunādīparicaya |
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They did not face any opposition from other communities.
The author of 'History of Kannada Literature' - the writer of the history of Kannada literature - Mr. Edward P. Rice writes about Samantabhadra as a brilliant and influential orator and reveals that he was a great preacher of Jainism throughout India. He also states that he took full advantage of the custom of debating, mentioned in a footnote earlier, and was able to powerfully uphold the Jain doctrine of Syâdvâda.
So far, this entire statement has revealed much about Swami Samantabhadra's extraordinary qualities, his influence, and his travels for religious propagation, but it has not yet been revealed what kind of magic spell Samantabhadra possessed that enabled him to...