Jain Journal 2007 10

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

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Veer Sagar Jain: ABriefOutline of Jain Nvava
the nature of pramāṇa and naya also becomes an expert examiner / judge (Naiyāyika) of true knowledge.
This way it is clear that there are just two organs / limbs of Jain Nyaya namely Pramāņa and Naya.
2.1 Primary texts (granthas) of Jain Nyaya
There are many Jain texts dealing with the subject of Nyaya However, the following four texts are very significant for their primary contribution to Jain Nyaya.
1. Parīkṣāmukhasūtram Acārya Māņikyanandi
(10th cent. A.D.)
2. Nyāyadīpikā
Abhinava Dharma-bhuşana Yati
(14th cent. A.D.)
Acarya Hemacandra Sūri
(1088-1172 A.D.)
3. Pramāṇamīmāṁsā
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4. Nayacakra
5. Jain Nyaya
Mailladhavala (12th cent.A.D.) Pt. Kailash Chandra (Bharatiya Jñāna pīṭha (2006)
6. Nyaya Mandir
Veer Sagar Jain (Jain vidya Sansthan, Jaipur 2006)
3.0 Characteristics of Pramāņa (valid knowledge or organ of knowledge)
As per Jain philosophy, right knowledge (or true knowledge i.e. samyag-jñāna) is pramāṇ. It is only with this we can know or decide the truth about an object. In spiritual discussion, this can be said that only with right knowledge we can know about 'what is to be acquired and hence is worth doing (upadeya)' and 'what is to be discarded and avoided (heya). God (Maheśvara), Vedas, sensual perception or contact (sannikarșa) alone are not considered as valid knowledge in Jain philosophy.