Dvadasharnaychakram Part 4

Author(s): Mallavadi Kshamashraman, Labdhisuri
Publisher: Chandulal Jamnadas Shah

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Surely, there was a Sankhya Acarya named as Rudrila. A debate may have taken place between him and Buddhamitra. In the following ancient couplet there is mention of Vindhyavasin Rudrila :
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'Kanakasaptati' is mentioned in Anuyogadvara. If this Kanakasaptati (Suvamasaptati) is believed to be same as Sankhyasaptati, it gets proved that Isvarkrisana flourished during the regime of Vikrama or he is anterior to him. At least this is certain that there was no connection of Isvarakrisna with either Vasubandhu or Dinnaga.
Sankarasvamin. Haribhadra Suri and Matharacarya all these three scholars were pupils of Vasubandhu. Mathara Acarya has composed a commentary on Sankhyasaptati. It was translated into Chinese language by Paramartha Mahasaya (a great personage) (500 A. D. to 560 A. D.). So say Buddhist historians. But this is not accepted by Tilaka Mahasaya, and we, too, hold the same opinion. For, even a bit of similarity is not seen between Matharavatti' and its translation by Far mar ha. In Matharavatti Isvarkrisna is honourably mentioned. Even the name Mathara' occurs as an illustration of Mithyasruta false scripture) in Anuyogadvara. In Bhagavati there is mention of only 'Sastitantra. Consequenty if Isvarakrisna and Mathara noted in 'Anuyoga' (dvara are Matharacarya it gets proved that the date of Matharacarya is posterior to that of 'Bhagavati and anterior to that of Anuyogadvara. Arya Raksita Suri, the author of Anuyogadvara, was born in Vikrama Samvat 52, got initiated in 74, became Yugapradhana in 114 and died in 127.
' यदैव दधि तत् क्षीरं यत् क्षीरं तद दधतिच | यदता रुद्रलेनैव ख्यापिता विध्यवासिता । '
Even Haribhadra Suri. a pupil of Vasubandhu, is different from Haribhadra Suri, the author of great works such as 'Anekantajayapataka' etc., well known in Jainism. Haribhadra Suri, a Jaina Acarya, has refuted in his works thesis of ancient and modern Buddhists such as Dharamakirti and others. In the first spike of Nayacakra Mallavadin Suri has referred to Buddhavacana, 'Abhidharmagama and even 'Prakaranapada its commentary by Vasumitra, by way of the following sentence :
" चक्षुर्विज्ञानसमङ्गी नीलं विजानाति नो तु नीलम् |
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Historians have not settled the date of the 'nirvana' of Buddha. Jayacandra Vidyalankara in his 'Bharatiya ruparekha' mentions it as 544 B.C. and Pandit Baladev Upadhyaya in his Bouddha darsana as 482 B.C. i.e. 426 years prior to the Vikrama era In the line of Hiuen Tsang (YuanCharvang) the 'nirvana' of Buddhadeva was said by some to have taken place 1200 years ago and by some others, as 1500 years ago Some said that it was 900 years ago. According to. Fahien, Buddha died in 1100 B. C., for the installation of the image took place 300 years after the 'parinirvana' of Buddha. At that time the ruler of the Hana country was king Pinga of the 'Cava' vamsa, Pinga ruled from 750 B. C. to 719 B. C.
Further, he has quoted as under from works such as Abhidharmapitaka etc:धर्मो नामोच्यते नामकायः पदकायो व्यंजनकाय इति ॥
He has come to India in 630 A. D.-H, R, K. He Visited India In 400 A. D.-H. R. K.