Brief Survey of Jaina Prakrit and Sanskrit Literature Part 2

Author(s): Nalini Joshi
Publisher: Sanmati Tirth Prakashan Pune

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Newly started literary activities of this century 1] The first Sanskrit commentary on Digambara work is Bhagavati Ārādhanā by Aparājita. 2] The first Prathamānuyoga works written in Apabhramsa i.e. Paumacariu and Harivaṁsapurāna.
3] The first Legendary History, i.e. (Satruñjayamāhātmya) of Dhaneśvara in Sanskrit. 4] The first systematic discussions of Pramāṇas in Jaina Logic, i.e. Pramāṇasamgraha of Akalanka.
5) The first metrical work in Apabhraṁsa i.e. Svayambhū-chandas. 6] The new style developed by Haribhadra of writing Sanskrit Canonical commentaries including Prakrit (JM.) stories. 7] Dhuttakkhāņa the satirical work of Haribhadra inspired further authors to compose many such type of works titled Dharmaparīkņā. Many Dharmaparikṣās are found up till 18th century written in JM., Apa. and Sanskrit. * In short, we can conclude that alongwith Haribhadra, the contribution of Akalanka, Svayambhū and Uddyotana is quite remarkable in the 8th century.