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A New Publication of the Rayachandra Jaina Sastramālā Just Out)
Sri Kundakundacārya's
PRAVACANASĀRĀ
A Pro-canonical Text of the Jainas
The Prakrit text critically edited with the Sanskrit commentaries of Amṛtacandra and Jayasena, Hindi commentary of Hemarāja, and with an English translation and an exhaustive Introduction, with a Table of Variant readings, with Indices etc. etc.
By
Professor A. N. UPADHYE, M. A., Rajaram College, Kolhapur.
(Just Out
Contents of the Introduction, pp. 125.
1. Šrī Kundakundācārya ( pp. 1-10). 2. Kundakunda's Date (pp. 10-24). 3. Kundakunda's Works (pp. 24-49 ). 4. Pravacanasāra of K. a) Study of Pravacanasara, b) The Text of Prava., c) Summary of Prava., d) Philosophical aspect of Prava., e) Monastic aspect of Prava. (49-96). 5. Commentators of Pravacanasara: 1. Amṛtacandra and his Tattvadipika, 2. Jayasena and his Tatparyavṛtti, 3. Balacandra and his Kannada Tatparyavṛtti, 4. Prabhacandra and his Sarojabhaskara, 5. Mallisena and his Tikā. (96-111). 6. The Prakrit Dialect of Pravacanasara. ( 111-125).
Professor Upadhye's masterly Introduction is at once creative and critical. In selecting references bearing on the work, he has ransacked a wide range of materials. The various discussions pertaining to Kundakunda, his date and works are unbiased, critical, balanced in judgment and illuminating in outlook. His review of the philosophical aspects of Pravacanasara takes into account the different systems of Indian Philosophy. His Introduction is a work of patient labour and original research, and a mine of useful information. The section dealing with the dialectal aspects of Pravacanasara is a substantial contribution to the study of Prakrit philology.
The Publishers have endeavoured their best to make this publications attractive and useful. They are selling their several publications at cost price to promote the studies of Jainism and Jaina Literature.
Printed at the Nirnayasagara Press
About 600 pages. )
(Price Rs. 5
| SR No. | 010843 |
| Book Title | Pravachansara |
| Original Sutra Author | Kundkundacharya |
| Author | A N Upadhye |
| Publisher | Manilal Revashankar Zaveri Sheth |
| Publication Year | 1935 |
| Total Pages | 595 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 48 MB |