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40 Hemchandracharya's Literary Accomplishment in the style of Sutras, is divided into sections like Akshapada Gautam's logical aphorisms. Pandit Sukhlalji ably adited Hemchandracharya's 'Pramanaminansa'. In writing Pramanamimansa' Hemchandracharya does not make changes in the words of his preceding Acharyas even with their consent. Where he has made additions and alterations in the statements of his preceding Acharyas, one sees his penetrating vision. This book, 'pranaminansa', easy, simple and touching style, is a blessing to the students of logic. The scientific presentation of anukantvada and nayavada is striking The world of philosophy and literatures of logic get from
pramanaminansa' the vision of tolerance for other religions. Written to enhance his sect of book of the author crosses sectarian limits.
Hemchandracharya's Literary Accomplishment 41 wrote Yogashastra'. A teacher always shows the way tested by experience and supported by scriptures. Similarly Hemchandracharya wrote this book with a vow to expound the philosophy of Yoga in a reliable way. The aim of the philosophy of Yoga is to lead a householder's life through progressive steps to yogic life. Hemchandracharya gave his pleasing preaching, woven with popular stories, to serve as guidelines. Wide applicability and easy comprehensibility of his preaching made the book popular with followers of the religions, too. This Yogashastra' is divided into two sections. The first section of four chapters contains his preachings useful to a house-holder, Five to twelve chapters in the second section refers to such subjects of yoga as pranayam etc. These twelve chapters contain 1013 verses. Hemchandracharya himself has written his vritton yogashastra. In it he has cited quotations from the Mahabharata, the Manusmruti the Upanishadas etc. He has cited from the look of his guru Devchandrasuri. But no such book is available now. This 'Yogashastra' is called adhyatmopanishad (spiritual scripture). This 'Yogashastra makes a simple and pleasing presentation of the subject of yoga with various examples. It presents a clear discussion of thirty-five characteristics of a marganusari (the path-follower),
Living incognito in his youth Kumarpal came in contact with a number of monks. So, he began to love yoga. Hemchandracharya wrote Yogashastra'to satisfy the curiosity of Kumarpal who was enthroned at the age of fifty. Though Kumarpal was the efficient ecternal cause, his aim was to enlighten noble people. That is why who wrote its detailed commentary with pleasing example and in simple language. Equipped with philosophy, guru's preaching and intuition he
