Descriptive Catalogue Of Manuscripts Vol 18 Part 01

SR No.: 018124
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hiralal Rasikdas Kapadia
Publisher: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
Publication Year: 1952
Total Pages: 540
Language: English
Classification: Catalogue & Catalogue
File Size: 31 MB

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Preface
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This shower is completely received by his apostles in their cloth of intelligence. They then knit together words of the omniscient Tirthankara for composing scriptures ( agamas ).' This constitutes what is known as “ Jaina Canon ". In these agamas we can see seeds of the main doctrines of Jaina philosophy. To be specific, Nandi deals with nature, types etc. of knowledge, and it is thus helpful to students of epistemology. Pannavıņa furnishes us with " Jaina "ontology- classifications of living beings along with their characteristics and the doctrine of karman and that of lesya (so to say psychic tints). Jivajtvábhigama is another important work on ontology. Sayagada represents philosophical views of several non-Jaina sects about soul etc. Raya pasenaijja supplies a discussion between Kesi ( a follower of Lord Pārśva ) and King Paësi ( who does not believe in the separate existence of the soul from the body ). Ayåra and Uvasagadasa are important treatises on Jaina ethics ( and religion ) and Jambuddiva pannutti together with some portions of Viyahapannatti on cosmology.
LOGIC Logic may be roughly defined as consistency of thoughts, and as such it may be assigned a date going as far back as the date of the formation of the social organisation by human beings. It is difficult to say as to which nation of the world first prepared a scientific treatise on logic. Even so far as India is concerned nothing of a finally definite character can be asserted in this connection.
Valid proofs (pramanas), view-points ( nayas) and aspects (anik sepas ) of which the last two are practically the characteristic
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तो मुयइ नाणवुद्धिं भवियजणवियोहणटाए ॥ ८९॥ तं बुद्धिमएण पडेण गणइरा गिहिउं निरवसेसं । तित्थयरभासियाई गति तओ पवयणट्टा ॥ ९०॥"
-Āvassaya-nijjutti 2 Those are dealt with in non-Jaina works but the terminology differs. This is borne out by the following lines occurring in Yasovijaya Gapi's com. (p. 24a ) on Tattvārthadhigamasutra (1,5):
'ग्याच्यारुतिजातपातु पदार्थाः' इति तावन्नैयायिकादिभिरपि प्रतिपन्नमेव । तत्र व्यक्तिव्यम्, आकृतिः स्थापना, जातिर्भाव इति निक्षेपत्रयमागतम् । नाम च वैयाकरणैः gere readi?