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Nydya : Švetambara works इति श्रीदेवाचार्यनिर्मिते प्रमाणनयतत्त्वालोकालंकारे वादस्वरूप. निर्णयो नामाष्टमः परिच्छेदः समाप्तः॥ तत्समाप्ती समाप्तं चेदं संपूर्ण घेवं
भीरत्नाकरावतारि(का)सूत्रम् ।। Reference.-- Published in the Yasovijaya Jaina Granthamålå as
No. I. The text with Syādvādaratnākara, a svopajña commentary on the same was published by the Sheth Mansukhbhai Bhagubhai at Ahmedabad in Samvat 1970 and
in five parts by Motilal Ladhaji in his Arhatamataprabhākara Series as the 4th mayükha, in Vira Samvat 2453, 2453, 254, 2454 and 2457 respectively. The text up to two paricchedas with Ratnakarăvatārikā, Rajasekhara's pañjikā on the same and Jñanacandra's tippaņa on the text has been published in the Yaśovijaya Jaina Granthamāla as No. S in Vira Samvat 2431. A portion (chs. 1- of the text along with a Hindi translation has been published some years ago. Himāṁšuvijaya has edited the text, and it has been also published.
For a summary of the contents see Satiscandra Vidyabhusana's “ A History of Indian Logic" (p. 200 ff.)
For a description of the additional Mss. of the text see B. B. R. A. S. vols. III-IV, Nos. 1632, 1633 and 1636. (pp. 419-420). For additional Mss. of the text see Limbdi Catalogue No. 1771.
The text viz. Pramāṇanayatattvāloka is compared with Parikṣāmukha by Pandit Vamsidhara in his article viz. “प्रमाणनयतत्त्वालोकालङ्कार की समीक्षा" published in two instalments in “ Sri Jaina Siddhanta Bhāskara” (vol. II, Nos. I and 2 ), in Vikrama Samvat 1992. Herein he has made an attempt to prove that Vadin Deva Süri has profusely utilized Parikşāmukha and even then he has tried to make his work appear as original. This Pandit has challenged the order of certain sûtras of Pramånanayatattvaloka and at times he has found fault with certain sútras e. g. those pertaining to Saptabhangi.
