Aapta Mimansa

Author(s): Saratchandra Ghoshal
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith

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INTRODUCTION
Sastra (Tattvārtha-sūtra)."1 While explaining verse 114 of Apta-mimāṁsā, Vidyānanada writes : “This establishment, after examination of the omniscient Arhat, is made as he is the same as Apta praised at the beginning of the work as the guide to the path of liberation, the destroyer of mountains of karmas and the knower of the principles of universe." The epithets 'the guide to the path of liberation', 'the destroyer of mountains of karmas' and 'the knower of the principles of universe 2 are identical with the disputed opening verse of Tattvārthādhigama-sūtra already quoted. In the colophon of his original work Āpta-pariksa, Vidyānanda has accepted the verse as the opening verse of Tattvārthādhigama-sūtra. In Apta-parikṣā, arguments for establishing the Apta, as based on this verse, are employed, Vidyānanda expressly says in this colophon that Svāmi (Samantabhadra) had made a Mimāṁsā (referring to Aptamimāṁsā) of that praise which has been embodied in the beginning of Tattvārtha-śāstra.3
Some have however expressed the view that abovementioned situation is no part of Tattvārthādhigama-sūtra. J. L. Jaini writes "There is no sufficient reason to hold that these verses were composed by the author of Tattvārthasūtra. In the commentaries on Tattvārtha-sūtra such as Tattvārtha-rāja-vārtika by Akalankadeva and Sarvārthasidhhi by Pūjyapāda, these verses are not found. The last verse (e.g. HTANTRI Far etc.) appears to be the
1. “शास्त्रावताररचितस्तुतिगोचराप्तमीमांसितं कृतिरलंक्रियते मयाऽस्य।” Astasahasri. 2. "शास्त्रारम्भेष्वभिष्टुतस्याप्तस्य मोक्षमार्गप्रणेतृतया कर्मभूभृद्-भेत्तृतया विश्वतत्त्वानां ज्ञातृतया
a packa-Sta....Q9R114427 Parent” Aștasahasri. 3. “श्रीमत्-तत्वार्थशास्त्राद्भुत-सलिलविधेरिद्धरत्नोद्भवस्य
प्रोत्थानारम्भकाले सकलमलभिदे शास्त्रकारैः कृतं यत्। स्तोत्रं तीर्थोपमानं प्रथितपृथुपथं स्वामिमीमांसितं तत् विद्यानन्दैः स्वशक्त्या कथमपि कथितं सत्यवाक्यार्थसिद्ध्यै ॥
इति तत्त्वार्थशास्त्रादौ मुनीन्द्रस्तुतिगोचरा।। yuftangrytazi faarfaiqari Il" Apta-parikṣā, verses 123, 124.