Books and Papers

Author(s): A N Upadhye
Publisher: Hindi Granth Ratnakar

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38 A. N. UPADHYE
III 34 - This paper presents the text of four newly discovered inscriptions on Jaina images and critically discusses their implications. They are of the Yāpaniyasamgha, etc.
34. Belgo! and Bahubali (J.A., V, 4, p. 137-41, Arrah, 1940).
This note describes the monolithic statue of Bahubali at Sravana Belgol and dwells upon the permanent moral values for which it stands. 35. References to Syādvāda in the Ardhamāgadhi Canon
(Proc. & Trans, of the A.-I.O.C., IX, pp. 669-72, Tri
vandrum, 1940). With a view to shed light on the antecedents and history of the doctrine of Syädvāda, some crucial passages from the Ardhamāgadhī canon are brought together and discussed critically 36. Jīvatattva-pradīnikā on Gommațasāra: Its Author and
Date (I.C., VII, 1, pp. 23-33, Calcutta, 1940; also in
Hindi, Anckānta, IV, pp. 113-20, Saharanpur, 1942). It was all along believed that the author of this Jivatattvapradīpikä is Keśavavarni, but in this paper by presenting fresh evidence, it is conclusively proved that the author is one Nemicandra, different from the author of the Gommatasara, who wrote his Sanskrit commentary following Keśavavarni's Kannada commentary. This Nemicandra was a contemporary of Vijayakirti who was honoured by Malli Blūpāla and thus flourished at the beginning of the 16th century A.D. 37. Paisāci Language and Literature (Annals of the B.O.R.I.,
XXI, 1-2, pp. 1–37, Poona, 1940). This is an exhaustive paper on the subject, and the following topics are covered by it: (1) Introductory remarks. (2) Vararuci on Paiśācī. (3) Canda on Paišācī. (4) Namisārhu on Paiśāci. (5) Hemacandra, Trivikrama, Lakşmīdhara and Simharāja on Paisāci. (6) Hemacandra and his followers on Cūlikā Paiśācī. (7) Puruşottama, Rāmasarman and Markandeya on Paisāci. (8) Additional varicties of Paisāci given by Rāmaśarman. (9) Critical Estimate of this survey. (10) Background of Hemacandra's description. (11) Critical remark on the facts given by Puruşottama, etc. (12) Essential traits of basic Pai