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vārttika, the Astasahasri, the Yuktyanusāsanālankāra, the Vidyānanda-mahodaya, the Apta-parikṣā, the Satyaśāsanaparikṣā, and the Sripura-Pārsvanātha-stotra.
4.5.5.2. Vidyānanda has carved a niche in the hall of fame by his substantial contribution. Even a bird's eye view of his noteworthy works will call the attention of the learned. With his comprohensive and deep command over the Jaina doctrinal subtle distinction that he could speak ex cathedra, with authority. Tattvārthaílokavārttika, a voluminous commentary on Tattvārthasūtra of Umāsvāti (350-75), is a continuity of southern adoption of Umāsvāti's work, in the same line of thought and approach of Pūjyapāda and BhattaAkalanka, his predecessors. Aştasahasri, his celebrated work, is a commentary on the Aptamimāmsă of Svāmi Samantabhadradēva (575-625). Vidyānanda has developed his commentary on the model of Akalanka's Astašati, (73080) and both are extnensive and scholarly treatises. Yuktyanusasanālarkāra is again a commentary on the Yukyanusāsana of Samantabhadra.
4.5.5.3. This work mirrors the reasoning power of Vidyānanda. He has used the epithet of satyavākyādhipa in the last stanza. Based on this, it is said that Vidyānanda lived during the reign of the Ganga king Rājamalla Satyavākya. But, recent evidences prove that Satyavākya referred here is not Rajamalla, but indubitably MārasimhaII (962-74). Aptapariksă is an attempt at defining the virtues of Apta, i.e., god, inspired by Sarvārthasidhi-tika by Pūjayapāda (early 7th cent.). Patrapariksa deals with the consultation between a complainant and a respondent. It provides information about the characteristic of patras, charters drafted. Pramāņa-parikṣā is a inspired by Akalankadēva's Pramāṇasamgraha.
4.5.5.4. Till recently, the date of Mahāvādi Vidyānanda was almost convincingly fixed to circa C. E. 775-840 by Darbarilal Kothiya in his introduction to Āpatapariksă. But,
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