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on the doctrine of anekanta. His criticism of the non-Jaina schools is more realistic and thorough. He brings a number of new topics and schools under the purview of his refutation. Vidyānanda's exposition of nayas & nikşepas in his Tattvarthaśloka-vārtika throws new light on these subjects.
Among the successors of Vidyānanda, who made important contributions to the doctine of anekanta, the following authors occupy a position of importance: Prabhâcandra, Abhayadeva, Vâdideva and Yasovijaya. The reader is referred to the accounts of the life and works of these authors given elsewhere in this encyclopaedia.
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