________________ 32 Buddhism and accepted by the late Dr. Burnell in his preface to his edition of the Samavidhan Brahmn: (pro efice Page VI See also Lo Bouddhisn.e per Vassilief French edition footnoto P. P. 45-46) Further, if we accept the above approximations they explain why Shankeracharya, who mentionse sabarswaini by the name and calls him Acharya the great teacher and who mentions Up avarsh and calls him. Bhagvan the venerable omits to lame limaril Bhattoom of the greatest authorites on the mamansa. If Shankerac!erya lived at the end of the eig. bth and the beginning of the inuoth century. Kur marii Batta, we must suppose was not thulight worthy of being mentioned by name or even referreil to. As to the statement made by the Huthor of Shanker digvyaya which bears fore its an hor the sendongan of Anandgiri that Shankeracharya me. t Bhattacharya, the name by which kumaril Bhatta is usually quoted at luddhpurer near Shriparv at in the south and that he was told by him to satisfy his desire for disputation with his brother in law Alandari Vishra, it would be reasnable to suppose that it was an anachronism, the stoisr leing Colebrioko ( essays vu 1) fotenuto tu P. 299 siates that the Shankeracharya though hedoes not name Kumaril refers to him in his work: Ransacking all the known works of Shankera. charya ( the sharirak Bhasbya, the lbasliya on the ten Upanisba:is and Gita bha-bya, I have failed to find any passage costaining any roferance to Kuinaril Bhatta personally or to his works t see the sharirk Bhashy111-3-53 || I bid i idited by Narayan 'larla panchanan under the sujerintendu.ce of the Bengal Branch of the asiatic Society. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
