Vidyananda And Patrakesari Are They Identical

SR No.: 269395
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: H R Rangaswamy Iyengar
Publisher: H R Rangaswamy Iyengar
Total Pages: 7
Language: English
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H. R. R. IYENGAR
(P. O. Vol. XIII
a gloss on the Pramāņa-samuccaya of Dinnāgā. In quoting this verse, Vidyānanda prefaces it with “tathoktam5" in the Pramā. ņa-parikşā and with“ vārtikakāreņoktam " in the Slokavārtika. If Pātrakesari was Vidyānanda there was no need for Vidyānanda to preface the verse attributed to Pātrakesari with “ Vartikakāreņa etc.” Evidently Vidyānanda is referring to a 'Vartikakāra' who is different from him. The view that Pātrakesari is Vidyānanda, the author of Slokavārtika, is not maintainable.
The fact that the verse, anyathānupapannatvam etc., was by Pātrakesari is further corroborated by its mention in the Tattvasangraha? of the Buddhist writer, Sāntarakṣita while criticising the view of Pātrasvāmin in the chapter on “Anumāna.” Santarakşita begins with a statement of the definition and division of Anumâna or inference according to Buddhist Logicians like Dinnāga and Dharmakīrti. The two opening verses of the chapter appear to be more or less identical with the relevent Kārikas in the Pramāna-samuccaya of Dinnāga® which is still extant only in Tibetan translations. Sāntarakṣita seems to refer, therefore, to the writings of Dinnāga. This is confirmed by the comments of Kamalasila ; for Kamalasila has repeated the very words of Dinnāga's texts and quoted the words relating to the fallacies which is found in the Pramāņa-samuccaya and the Hetucakra of
5. Pramānaparikså p. 72 ( Kasi Edition ).
6. Slokavārtika p. 205 :-Hétu lakşaņam Vārtikakāreņa evamuktam, anyathānupapannatvam yatra tatra trayeņa kim iti. 7. Tattavasangraha (Gocs ) pp. 405 ff:- .
anyathétyādinā pātrāsvāmi matamāśankate 8. Tattvasangraha p. 404.
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