Book Title: Jaina Culture Author(s): Mohanlal Mehta Publisher: P V Research Institute VaranasiPage 45
________________ JAINA CULTURE Prakrit. He was an eminent author in verse as well as in prose. His Şaddarśanasamuccaya (with Gunaratna's commentary) is an important treatise on Indian philosophy. It gives a summary of the six philosophical systems of India. He wrote a commentary on the Nyayapraveśa of Dinnaga, a Buddhist logician. His Dharmabindu is a manual of morals. The Anekantajayapataka, Śástravārttāsamuccaya, Anekāntavadapraveśa, Dvijavadanacapeţă, Paralokasiddhi, Sarvajñasiddhi, Dharmasangrahani, Lokatattvanirnaya etc., are his philosophical treatises. He composed the following works on yoga : (1) Yogadsstisamuccaya, (2) Yogabindu, (3) Yogaśataka, (4) Yogaviņśikā and (5) Șodaśaka. The Samarādityakatha, Dhürtākhyāna, etc., are nice stories composed by him. He commented upon a number of canonical works and composed many miscellaneous treatises. Kavalayamala : The Kuvalayamala is a Prakrit poem composed by Uddyotanasūri (Dakṣiṇyacihnasūri) in 779 A. D. The author alludes to Padalipta, Satavahana șațparņaka, Bana, Vimalanka, Devagupta, Jațila, Prabhañjana, Ravişeņa and Bhavaviraha Haribhadra. There is another. Kuvalayamala in Sanskrit composed by Ratnaprabhasūri. It is based on the Uddyotanasūri's original in Prakrit. The author was assisted in this work by his grand-pupil Pradyumnasūri. Both the authors belonged to the Svetāmbara sect. Vidyanandin's Works : Vidyānandin or Vidyananda (9th century) is a distinguished Jaina philosopher belonging to the Digambara sect. His Astasahasri commentary on the Aşgaśati (Akalanka's commentary on the Aptamimamsă of Samantabhadra) is, perhaps, the most difficult of all the Jaina philosophical treatises. It was further commented upon by Yaśovijaya. Vidyānandin's Tattvårthaślokavārttika is an important comPage Navigation
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