Tulsi Prajna 2008 04

SR No.: 524635
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Shanta Jain, Jagatram Bhattacharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 2008
Total Pages: 100
Language: Hindi, English
Classification: Magazine, India_Tulsi Prajna, & India
File Size: 5 MB

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Divakara (a Svetāmbara and Samantabhadra (a Digambara), both belonged to 6th and 7th centuries A.D. Siddhasena Divākara's two works, namely, Nyāyāvatāra and Sammati-tarka commented by Siddharși (10th century AD.) and Abhayadevasūri (10th century AD.) respectively, are famous Jain logical texts. Samantabhadra (also belonging to the same period) wrote Āpta-mīmāṁsā in which the Jainistic philosophy of Syādvāda was explained;
In this age belonged Haribhadra Sūri (705-775 AD) whose Şaddarśana-samuccaya is a famous book where brief discussions of the different systems of Indian philosophy are described. In fact, as far as I know, Haribhadra Sūri's Anckāntajayapatākā edited by H.R. Kapadia (Baroda 1947) is perhaps the first book where the problem of anekānta philosophy is explained.
In the same period (i.e in the later part of the Xth century) also belonged Bhatta Akalanka or Akalankadeva who wrote the Tattvātharājavärttika on the Tattvārthādhigama -sūtra of Umāsvāti, and Astašati, a commentary on Samantabhadra's Apta-mimāṁsā, Nyāyaniscaya, Tattvärtha-vārttika-vyākhyānālankāra and numerous others.
Two other famous authors also belonged to this golden age. And they are - Vidyanandī (belonging to the early part of the 9th century AD.) and Māņikyanandī (also belonging to the 9th century AD.). Vidyānandi (a Digambara) wrote a commentary entitled Astasāhāsrī on the Astašati of Akalankadeva and Tattvārtha-vārttika; whereas Māņikyanandī (another Digambara of the 9th cent. A.D.). wrote his famous Parikṣāmukha on Jain Logic.
In the last period of Jain philosophy (bet. 11th and 15th centuries A. D.), there developed the Jain philosophy on the syādvāda. Two contemporary authors - Devasūri (1086-1169 A. D.) and Hemacandra (1088-1172 A. D.) - are the pioneers on the idea of syādvāda., Devasūri wrote Pramāņa-naya-tattvālokālaňkāra and its commentary Syādvādaratnākara. The prolific writer Hemacandra has two famous works called Anya-yoga-vyavacchedikā-dvātrissikā and Pramānamīmāṁsā which are the landmarks on Jain philosophical texts.
INI AŞTI SA-147, 2008
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