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श्री पुष्करमुनि अभिनन्दन ग्रन्थ : षष्ठम खण्ड
Jaina theory of Agama-pramana and refuted the 'apauruşeyatva' of Agamas as propounded by the Mimāṁsakas. He has also discussed the nature of moksa and other metaphysical problems as the fringe of the logical and epistemological discussions which are the primary problems of the book.
Pramanasargraha is a study of the epistemological problems of mati, śruta, smsti pratyabhijñā, tarka and the other fallacies involved in logical and psychological process of thinking. For instance, the fallacies like, asiddha, viruddha, vāda and jäti bave been analysed. The theories of causation as arising out of the discussions of the logical problems have been presented. There is again a discussion of the naya and niksepa as a corrolary of the total discussion.
Siddhivinếcaya has twelve parts. It gives a critical study of the same problems of logical and epistemological concepts like naya, pramāņa, pratykşa, pratyabhijñā, smsti, jalpa and other logical concepts.
In the logical discussion of the pramāņas, the question of pratyabhijñā to be considered as pramāna by the Jainas has been discussed. Upamāna is to be included in the 'Sådrśya pratyabhijñā' (recognition on the basis of similarities). Certain metaphysical problems concerning the nature of bondage of the soul to karmic particles which are material in nature and the possibility of presenting a coherent view of this problem has been critically studied. The Siddhiviniscaya is a comprehensive and critical treatise on logic and metaphysics, although the emphasis is primarily on the discussion of logical and epistemological problems. Akalanka by his three works on logic has established himself as the undisputed master of logic and the relentless critic of the inadequacies in the theories of other schools of Indian thought.
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Now we come to his two important commentaries which have brought him fame as philosophical commentator. The Tattvārthavārttika-sabhāşya and the Aştaśati have thrown greater light on the subtleties of thought as expressed in the Tattvārthasūtra of Umāswāmi and the Aptamimāṁsā of Samantabbadra.
Tattvārthavarttika-sabhâsya is a unique work which synthesises the explanatory notes in the form of vārttika and the commentaries on the sūtras of the Tattvārthasūtra of Umāswāmi. The work is based on the Sarvärthasiddhi of Pujyapāda. On the basis of the presentational statements of Sarvärthasiddhi Akalanka has formulated the explanatory notes and has commented elaborately on these explanatory notes. It is, in fact, a compendium of Sarvärthasiddhi. And it would be easier to understand the intricacies of the discussions in the Tattrarthavarttika-sabhāşya only when we have a thorough understanding of the Sarvärthasiddhi.
Tattvārthavārttika has ten parts based on the ten chapters of the Tattvärthasútra. The cardinal note of this work is the confidence of the author to present solutions of all the problems in the light of the Anekānta attitude, specially in discussing the metaphysical problems. 13 In discussing the metaphysical problems raised in the Tattvärthasütra and in the Sarvärthasiddhi, several contemporary philosophers of the age have been referred to such the Akriyāvädins, Ajñānavādins, Vinayāvādins and the Kriyāvādins. Cosmological problems like the structure of the Universe have been elaborately presented. Here we are reminded of the exhaustive presentation of the constitution of the Universe as presented in the Tiloyapannatti. Akalanka has shown his masterly ability as a logician and a critic in the Tattvārthavärttika.
Aptamimāṁså of Acārya Samantabhadra is a scholarly exposition of Anekantdarśana. And Astašati presents a critique and an enthusiastic exposition of the assertions of Acārya Samantabhadra in the Aptamīmaṁsā. The Aştašati is so called because it contains 800 slokas. This work presents a critique of the several philosophical theories like Dvait-advaita, Säśvataaśāśvata, Daiva-puruşārtha and Pāpa-punya and many other views. Vigorous presentation of the anekānta view is the cardinal note of this work.14
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| SR No. | 012012 |
| Book Title | Pushkarmuni Abhinandan Granth |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Devendramuni, A D Batra, Shreechand Surana |
| Publisher | Rajasthankesari Adhyatmayogi Upadhyay Shree Pushkar Muni Abhinandan Granth Prakashan Samiti |
| Publication Year | 1969 |
| Total Pages | 1188 |
| Language | Hindi, English |
| Classification | Smruti_Granth & Articles |
| File Size | 39 MB |