Jain Journal 1970 07

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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Kumarila. He wrote Tattvārthaślokavārtika, (a commentary) Umasvati's Tattvärtha Sutra. In his own work Pramāṇaparikṣā, he examined all the different views of pramāṇa. In Aptaparikṣā he rejected Kumarila's views and established the Jaina view regarding the possibility of omniscient being. Vidyananda is supposed to belong to the 9th century A.D.
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Manikyanandi's Parikṣāmukha was the first sutra grantha in logic amongst the Jainas. It cotained the following six chapters: pramāṇa, pratyakṣa, paroksa, visaya, phala, and tadabhāsa. In this the author discussed the logical problems in sutra style. He examined other systems and by rejecting them established the Jaina views on logical grounds.
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Prabhacandra was a follower of Manikyanandi. His commentary on Manikyanandi's Parikṣāmukha is famous by the name of Prameyakamalamārtaṇḍa. Nyayakumudacandra is also a large commentary on Akalanka's Laghiyastraya. Prabhacandra was a great logician and acquired an important place in the whole of Indian logic and philosophy. In both the above commentaries he discussed the innumerable problems of logic and philosophy and by rejecting them he established the Jaina views. Prabhacandra belonged to the 13th century.
Abhayadeva Suri was also a great commentator. He was the author of a commentary on Samantabhadra's Sanmatitarka, in which he discussed the theories of different schools of philosophy.
Syadvādaratnākara is a large commentary on Pramāṇanayatattvālokālankāra. Both these works were written by Vadideva Suri. These were written in the style of Prameyakamalamārtaṇḍa and Nyāyakumudacandra, and the subject matter also was the same as that of those books. But there are also some discussions on naya and vada which are not to be found in the Prameyakamalamartanda and Nyayakumudacandra. Vadideva Suri also discussed and criticised the theories of the other systems. He belonged to the 12th century A.D.
Vadiraja was also a great commentator. He wrote a big commentary on Akalanka's Nyayaviniscaya by the name of Nyayavinścayavivarana. There are three prastāvas in it namely, pratyakşa, anumāna and pravacana. He explained Akalanka's views very thoroughly.
Pramāṇamimänsä of Hemacandra (12th Century A.D.) has its own importance in Jaina logic. He also wrote on Prakrit grammar and