Mahavidya Vidambanam

SR No.: 034203
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Bhatta Vadindra, Bhuvansundarsuri, Mangesh Ramkrishna Telang
Publisher: Central Library
Publication Year: 1920
Total Pages: 260
Language: Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 13 MB

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The controversy about the eternity or otherwise of sound existed from a very ancient time between the Mîmánsakas on one hand and the Vaiseshikas Naiyáyikas, Buddhists &c, on the other. This is evident from Jaimini's Mimánsá sâtra, Sabara's Bhashya, Kunárila's Slokavártika, Párthasarathi Mikra's Sástradîpika+ and a number of works on Mîmánsá in which a separate Adhikarana, generally known as the 'sabdanityatádhikarana,' is devoted t prove the eternity of sound and refute the contrary arguments of the Naiyáyiks, Buddhists &c. On the other hand the view of the Mîmánsakas is criticized by the Vaiseshikas in Kanada's Vaišeshika sutra, Prasastapada's Bhashya, Sridhara's Nyayakandali &c. and by the Naiyáyikas in Gotama's Nyayasutra,7 Vátsyayana's Nyáyabhashya, Udyotakara's Nyáya-vârtika, Váchaspati Misra's Nyáyavártika-tátparya-tîká, Jayanta Bhatta's Nyáya-Manjariae &c. Sankara Misra alludes to this controversy in his Vadivinoda.11 Thus the controversy about the eternity of sound has been carried on by the Mîmánsá and the Nyáya and Vaiseshika schools of philosophy even in later books. And as stated in the above Arya, Yougacharya who was a follower of the Vaiseshika or the Naiyáyika school seems to have revived the controversy by inventing the method of Mahavidya syllogisms to refute the eternity of sound maintained by the Mîmánsakas. The word Yougacharya appears to be an honorific of Kularka Pandita who according to the statements of both Vadindra and Bhuvanasundara is the author of the Mahavidya Karikás.
Vádîndra has explained and supported the Mahavidya syllogisms in the first chapter of his Mahavidya-vidambana, although he has refuted them in the second and third chapters. He says that his efforts in the expositions of these syllogisms have a two-fold object viz. firstly, it would remove the impression of the Mahavidyavádí that his opponents do not understand the Mahavidya syllogisms, and secondly, a disputant whose resources fail him during a discussion for want of accurate reasoning may employ the Mahavidya
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