Book Title: Applied Philosophy of Anekanta
Author(s): Shashiprajna Samni
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati Institute

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________________ 1.4 Anekāntavāda from Navya Nyāya Period to Modern Age of Logic (From 17th cent up to Modern age 2010) Navya Nyāya period of Logic begins with the Gangesa Upādhyāya (17th cent. A.D.). He gave birth to Navya Nyaya method. From that period onwards, all the philosophers rechecked their view in the context of Navya Nyāya method. But it is a matter of misfortune that no Jaina Ācārya before Yaśovijaya (1624-1688 cent. A.D.) looked upon this new method. Yaśovjaya, a man of extra-ordinary talent went to Kāśī for scriptural study and came back as a pandita of Indian philosophy. He then wrote more than one hundred works. He wrote Jain texts also in the light of Navya Nyāya method and tried to reply to the 'non-Jain philosophers' refutations, against anekānta. He wrote anekānta vyavastha' and re-established this philosophy of anekānta . He wrote Aşta Sahasrī and Sāstravārtā Sammurcaya's commentary in a new logic method and made both the old texts as modern. He wrote Jaina Tarka-Bhāṣā, Gyān-Bindu to enrich the treasure of Pramana literature. Nayavāda is the basis of anekānta and on that he wrote Naya Pradīpa, Naya Rahasya, Nayopadeśa etc. In this period Vimaldāsa wrote, Saptabhangi Tarangini in the Navya Nyaya style to logically establish the theory of (15th cent. A.D) syādvāda and anekānta. After this, in the eighteenth century, there begins the period of transition and decline in Jaina philosophy. When we try to trace out the histriosity of anekānta, the eighteen century and nineteenth century can be compared with the search of trees in the barren land in the absence of any work written on anekānta. In the Modern age also Jaina scholars wrote many texts highlighting anekānta both in Hindi and in English Language. Although in this age, philosophers don't have to face any objections, still quite often the scholars are misled due to 21

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