Jain Journal 1971 07

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

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JAIN JOURNAL
The most outstanding of the extra-Agamic authors is the celebrated Digambara savant Ācārya Kunda-kunda. Although his exact date is still a matter of dispute, the widely accepted view seems to be that he lived at the opening of the Christian era and was the author of three outstanding works entitled Pravacana-sāra, Pañcāstikāya-sāra and Samaya-sāra. A summary of these works is provided. Each one of these works in turn attracted a number of commentators whose commentaries have further enriched the original production. A good part of Kunda-kunda's work seems to have disappeared and only a fraction is believed to have survived the ravages of time Among other extra-Agamic texts which have concentrated on fundamentals the following have been taken note of : Work
Author/Compiler)
Commentator (1) Jiva-samāsa
Purvadhara ? (2) Jiva-vicāra
Santi Suri (3) Prajñāpanā-trtiyapada-sangrahani Abhayadeva Suri (4) Jambū-dvipa-samāsa
Umasvati (5) Samayakşetra-samāsa
Jinabhadra Gani (6) Kșetra-vicāraņā
Ratna Sikhara Suri (7) Kșetra-samāsa
Devananda (8) Sangrahaņi
Jinabhadra Gani (9) Samkşipta-sangrahaņi
Sricandra Suri : (10) Vicāra-șat-trimsikā-sūtra .
Gajasar (11) Pravacana-sāroddhāra
Nemicandra Suri (12) Saptati-sata-sthāna-prakarana
Somatilaka Suri (13) Puruşārtha-siddhi-upāya : : Amrtacandra Suri (14) Tatvārtha-sāra
Amrtcandra Suri: (15) Nava-tatva-prakarana
(unknown) (16) Angula-saptati
Municandra Suri (17) Sat-sthānaka-prakaraña
Jinesvara Suri (18) Jivānuśāsana
Deva Suri (19) Siddha-pañcāśikā.
Devendra Suri Gautama-pịcchā
(unknown) (21) Siddhāntārņava.
Amarcandra Suri (22) Vanaspati-saptatikā
Municandra Suri Kāla-śataka
Municandra Suri Sāstra-sāra-samuccaya
Maghanandi (25) Siddhāntālāpakoddhāra or Vicārāmsta-sangraha
Devasundara Suri (26) Vimsati-sthānaka-vicārāmộta-sangraha Jinaharsa (27) Siddhantoddhära
Cakresvara Suri
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