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philosophy, but the language has its own importance from the linguistic point of view.
Achārya Kundkunda was a great scholar and thinker of the first Century B. C. who produced a number of granthas, e. g. Pañcāstikāya Pra vacanasāra, Samayasāra, Niyamasāra etc. Pañcāstikāya Sanskrit commentaries of Amrtachandrasūri and Jayasena which was published from Bombay in 1904. Another edition with English introduction and translation of Prof A Chakrvarti was published from Arrah in 1920. Pravacanasāra was edited with detailed introduction dealing with date, author, subject matter, English translation, word index etc. by Dr. A.N. Upadhye.e4 Samayasāra with Sanskrit commentaries of Amrtachandra and Jayasena was issued from Bombay, 5 Lucknow,85 Varanasiê6 and Sonagarh.87 Niyamasāra was commented upon by Padmaprabhamaladhārideva in Sanskrit, which was published by Jajna Grantha Ratnākara Kāryālaya, Bombay in 1916 with Hindi translation of B. Shitalprasadji, Pt, Pannalala Soni edited Satpähudas of Kundkunda including Damsana, Caritta, Sutta, Bodha, Bhāva, Mokkha, Linga, and Sīlapāhuda, Rayaņasāra, and Anuvekkhā, without detailed tntroduction.
Tiloyapaņņatti of Yativịşabha was critically edited by Dr. A. N. Upadhye and Hiralal Jain with Hindi translation, Prof Laxmichandra Jain has given a detailed introduction dealing with mainly methematical problems which guide for further researches in the field.89
Bhagawati Ārādhanā of Śivakoți was for the first time issued from Anantakīrti Dig. Jaina Granthamala (Samvat, 1989) and the second edition with commentaries of Āsādhara and Aparajitasuri and Hindi translation appeared from Sholapur in 1935. A number of other commentaries are also mentioned in other literature.90 A good critical edition is still required. Mülācāra of Vattakera deals with the rules and regulations of Digambar Jain monks.91 It was published from Manikchandra Jaina Grathamala, Bombay in two volumes (Samvat, 1977-1980) and translated into Hindi by Jinadas Shastri. Both the edition are not satisfactory. Kattigeyānuvekk hā of Kārtikeya was commented upon by Subhachand. It was for the first time issued with Jayachand's Hindi tikā from Gandhi Natha. ranga (Bombay, 1904). Another edition is available from Patani Granthamāla. Dr. A.N. Upadhye also edited with introduction dealing date, author etc and Hindi translation,
Nemichandra Siddhāntacakravarti wrote a number of granthas dealing with Jain Karma philosophy. Gommata sāra (Jivakānda and Karma kanda) was commented upon by Cāmundarāya, Kesayavarni,
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