Jaina Epistemology

Author(s): Indra Chandra Shastri
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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CONTENTS
PREFACE CHAPTER 1-History and Sources
1-52 The period 1, The traces before Mbāvira 1, Pūrva Literature not a myth 1, Other ground of its antiquity 2, Conclusion 3, The field unexplored 3, The last Author 3, Two -schools 4, The literature of the Āgamic School 6, The present state of Āgamas 7, Three Councils 8. Ägamas according to Digambara Tradition 11, Agamika Literature on the theory of knowledge 13, Literature of the Tarka School 19, Kundakunda 22, Siddhasena 23, Samantabhadra 28, Akalarka 32, Haribhadra 35, Vidyānanda 37, Anantavirya 40, Anantakirti 41, Māņ kyanandin 41. Kulabhūsaņa 42, Abhayadeva 42. Prabhachandra 43, Vadiraja 43, Jineśvara 44, Chandraprabha Suri 44, Anantavirya 44, Deva Suri Vadin 44, Syādvāda Rātpakara 46, Hemachanda 46, Sāntyācārya 47, Ratnaprabha 48, Mallisena 48, Gunaratna 48, The introduction of Navyanyāya 48, Yasovijaya 49, Vimaladāsa 50, Survey of the three periods 52.
CHAPTER II-General Conception of Knowledge 53-195
The dominating spirit of Indian Philosophy 53, Clarification of some terms : Upayoga, Darśana or Nirākāra Upayoga, Jñāna and Ajñāna, Jñāna and knowledge 55. Canonical Approach to the Conception of knowledge 56, Absence of proper definition 56, Metaphysical position 57, Identity between Instrument and Agent 61, Ethical Position or Value of knowledge 61, Epistemological Function of knowledge 64. Four Fundamentals 65.
The problem of knowledge analyzed into three parts : metaphysical position; function and object 66-71. Metaphysical