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pupil of Tribhuvanakirti of Balatkaragana (291517:TOT). 9. DP., in Sanskrit, by Ramachandra (17th c. A. D.), in
900 verses 10. DP., in Sanskrit, by Manavijayagani (18th c. A. D.), the
pupil of Tapagacchiya Jayavijayagani. 11. DP., in Sanskrit, by Parshvakirti (17th c A. D.) 12. DP, in Sanskrit, by Vishalakirti (Shak. Sam 1729). 13. DP., in Sanskrit-Kannada, by Nayasena (A. D. 1125), the
pupil of Narendrasena. 14. DP., in Hindi, by Manohar (Sam. 1775) in 3000 verses. 15. DP., in Sanskrit, by Vadisingh (16th c. A. D.). 16. DP., in Sanskrit, by Yashovijaya (Sam. 1720). 17. DP., in Sanskrit, by Devavijaya. 18. DP., in Marathi, by Devendrakirti (17th c. A. D.).
Of these, the DP. of Amitagati has been more studied by the scholars. Mironow N. wrote a book entitled 'Die Dhai ma Pariksha des Amitagatis' with critical approach published from Leipzig in 1903. It was also translated in Hindi by Shri Pannalal Bakaliwal in 1901 and in Marathi by Pt. Bahubali Sharma in 1931 (Sangali). But no work has been done so far on the Harishena's Dhammaparikkha except an article of Dr. A. N. Upadhye published in Annals, B. O. R. I. 75, pp. 592-608. Background of the Dhammaparikkha
The mediaeval period may be acknowledged as the period of logical discussion which entered even into spirictual and religious field. As a result, Acharyas composed their examination-based literature. Alambanapariksha (3777747957er) and Trikalapariksha (fa#179fTT) of Dignaga, Sambandhapariksha (FTTFTTTTTT) of Dharmakirti, Pramanapariksha (9 ATTTTTT) and Laghupramanapariksha (779 STATTTEITT) of Dharmottara, Shrutipariksha (ppfaeftet) of Kalyanarakshita, Pramanapariksha. (TATTET:41) Aptapariksha (31TCITEIT , Patrapariksha, Satyasashanapariksha (सत्यशासनपरीक्षा) of Vidyananda may be mentioned in this respect. Dharmapariksha (EFTT771) also follows the tradition and examines the views of other traditions but with somewhat different style. Vadakatha (ataht) the soul of Dharmapariksha was adopted by practically all the Acharyas like Samantabhadra, Siddnasena, Akalanka, Hari
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