Jain Journal 2007 10

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

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JAIN JOURNAL VOL-XLII. NO.2 OCTOBER. 2007
editor Muni Jambūvijaya in his Sanskrit and Gujarātī prefaces suggsts that the author might have belonged to the 13th century A.D. He further says that the author might also be influenced in writing this book by Haribhadra Suri and it appears from a perusal that it is a sort of commentary on Haribhadra's book Şad-darśana-samuccaya. However, the contents of the book seem to be very much similar to that of Haribhadra Sūri. Like Haribhadra Sūri, the Vaiseṣika section of this book seems to be straightforward. He also describes the six principles as dravya, guṇa, karma, sāmānya, višeṣa and samavāya, and then he describes these elements one by one as described by Haribhadra Sūri. After describing the different principles of matter, the author has said that the proof is of two kinds - laingika and pratyakṣa and he elucidates in two short paragraphs the description of these two systems of proof. Even though in this short exposition nothing special is achieved, some aspects of the views of Vaiseṣika philosophy are depicted here in a nutshell. From this description, we can, at least, say that these ideas of Vaiseṣika philosophy were current among the people at that time.
Another treatise of late origin, probably in the 14th century (to be exact 1348 A.D.), is the Sad-darsana-samuccaya' of Rājasekhara Sūri of Maladhārīgaccha. His book contains 180 stanzas only and examines the different systems of philosophy like Jaina, Sāṁkhya, Mīmāmsā, Śaiva, Vaiseṣika and Bauddha.
Another treatise named Sad-darśana-nirṇaya also called Şaddarśana-samuccaya as mentioned in his prasasti, of Merutunga (1306 A.D.), pupil of Mahendraprabha Sūri of the Ancalagaccha, composed in Samvat 1449, is a brief treatise on the six systems of Indian philosophy which are Bauddha, Mīmāṁsā, Sāṁkhya, Nyāya, Vaiseṣika and Jaina.
7. Edited by Hara Govinda Das and Bechar Das, Varanasi, Vir Sambat 2436. It is also published alone with Haribhadra's work of the same name by Agamodaya samiti, Surat 1918.