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Jaina Literature and Philosophy
[51.
chalk and yellow pigment used rarely; foll. numbered in the right-hand margin; fol. 13th lacking; fol. 16 blank; practically complete; the entire work is divided into three sections known as prakāśas; the extent of each of them is as under :
Prakāśa
دو
در
Age.-Fairly old.
I foll. Ia to 3a
II
Sa
III
16a.
در
در
3a
Sa
رو
در
(vide No.
Author.-Abhinava Dharmabhūṣaṇa, pupil of Vardhamana Sūri ). The word 'Abhinava' is used to distinguish him from another Dharmabhuṣaṇa who has flourished earlier than this. It means younger.' Compare the cases of Abhinava Šākaṭāyana, Abhinava Bhoja, Abhinava Guptă etc.1
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Subject-The entire work in Sanskrit deals with pramāņas in three prakāśas. The first discusses the fundamental characteristices of pramāņa, the second, pratyakṣa pramāņa and in cidentally sarvajñasiddhi, and the third parokṣa pramāņa and saptabhangi. Tattvärthādhigamaśāstra, Āptamīmāṁsā and other important works are quoted. Bhasya on Tattvartha is quoted in the first prakasa on fol. 36. Begins. --fol. 1
॥ ६० ॥ श्रीसरस्वत्यै नमः ॥ श्रीगुरुभ्यो नमः ॥ श्रीवर्द्धमानमर्हतं नत्वा बालप्रबुद्धये ।
विरच्यते मितस्पष्ट संदर्भ न्यायदीपिका ॥ १ ॥
“ प्रमाणनयैरधिगमः” इति महाशास्त्रतत्त्वार्थ सूत्रं । तत्खलु परमपुरुषार्थंनिःश्रेयससाधन सम्यग्दर्शनादिविषयभूतजीवादितत्त्वाधिगमोपायनिरूपपरं प्रमाणनयाभ्यां हि विवेचिता जीवादयः सम्यगधिगम्यते । प्रमाणनयात्मकन्याय स्वरूपप्रतिबोधक्रमहाशास्त्राधिकारसंपत्तये मारभ्यते ॥ etc.
प्रकरणमिद
1 For a fairly big list of the names of works and authors beginning with 'abhi. nava' see "index" (p. 926) of "History of Classical Sanskrit Literature" by
M. Krishnamachariar.
etc.
