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Swami Samantabhadra.
It is true that in the Svetambara sect, Acharya Malluvadi is written as a scholar of Vira Samvat 884+ and based on that, Muni Ji has presented him as a scholar of the fifth century of Vikram. But Acharya Malluvadi wrote a commentary called 'Dharmoत्तर-tippanak' on the 'Nyayavindu-tika' of the Buddhist Acharya 'Dharmoत्तर', and Acharya Dharmoत्तर was a scholar of the 9th century AD (around 837-847 AD), therefore it is impossible for Malluvadi to be in Vira Samvat 884; Dr. Satishchandra informs this in his history of medieval Nyaya. He also states that this Samvat 884 is not Vira Samvat, but either Vikram Samvat or Saka Samvat. In the case of Vikram Samvat (827 AD), Malluvadi was contemporary of Dharmoत्तर and in the case of Saka Samvat (962 AD), he was one
(P. 304) and Muni Jinavijayaji has described him as 'contemporary and co-resident of Siddhasena, a great poet' (Jain Hitaishi, November 1919). _ +-" Shri Viravatsaradath Shatastake Chaturashitisamyukta.
Jigyase Malluvadi Bauddhastabyantaraamschaapi ||" This verse is quoted in the introduction of 'Nyayavtar-vritti' under the name 'Prabhavakcharit'.
1 The original text 'Nyayavindu' is written by Acharya 'Dharmakirti', who was a scholar of the 7th century AD. See Satishchandra's History of Indian Logic.
2 A copy of this 'Dharmoत्तर-tippanak' is preserved on palm leaves in Anhilwad Patan and is said to be written in Samvat 1331. At the end of it is written-"Iti Dharmoत्तरtippanak Shri Malluvadiacharyakrite Tritiya Parihchedah Samaptas Mangalam Mahashri ||" (History of M.S. of Indian Logic P. 34)
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