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(10) Syad-vāda-Siddhi by an anonymous writer discusses the various points against the well-known Jaina doctrine of Syadvāda and refutes them one by one.
JAIN JOURNAL
The text of these ten works is nicely printed in 164 pages in Royal size. The uniformity and neatness of the mss can be seen from a photostat copy of one page which is included. Though not original, the works of the medieval Scholars are deserving of our attention. An elaborate introduction in English by Nagin J. Shah is helpful to the reader.
3. Puhaicandacariya (Pṛthvicandra-caritra) is a voluminous work by Acarya Santi Suri which has been edited by Muni Sri Ramanik Vijayji. The work goes to the 12th century A.D.
It is Pauranic story based on the eleven lives of Prithvicandra and Gunasagara. The story has been current among the Jainas since the seventh century. Its continuous popularity becomes evident from several Sanskrit, Prakrit and Gujarati works on the same subject. In his foreword, H. C. Bhayani writes in part as follows:
"As a dharma-katha, it occupies an impotant place in the history of Prakrit narrative literature. Several of its emboxed illustrative tales present early instances of some well-known tale-types and tale-motifs."
The book will undoubtedly be a source of delight to Prakrit storylovers. An elaborate Hindi introduction which is provided will be useful to get into the heart of the stories.
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