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JAINA GAZETTE.
Paroksha Pramâna is of five kinds, Smriti, Pratyabhijnána, Uha, Anumâua and Agama. Anumâna is of two kinds, Swartha and Parârtha. In connection with Anumâna the five limbs of a syllogism, riz., Pratijnâ, Hetu, Udâlarana, Upanaya and Nigamana are clearly described.
After Pramânas, fallacies are dealt with and there is also a mention of the subject and object of Pramâna with its results. This is in brief the outline of the subject matter of that portion of Pramâna-Mimâsî which has hitherto been discovered.
In the notes appended to our translation we shall freely quote from other works on Jain Nyaya philosophy and we think it advisable to note here those works which we shall use most frequently in showing parallelisms. The first work which we shall thus refer to is Parikshâ-mukham by Manikya-nandi composed in 569 of the Vikram era. There is a short com. mentary on it called Prameya-ratnamâla by Anantà-virya, and a big one called Prameya-kamala-martanda by Prabbâchandrâchârya, the disciple of Bhatta Akalanka Deva. The other work which will be quoted in our notes is called Pramânanay-tatt välokálankâr by Vadi-deva-suri with its commentary called Ratnâkarâvatârika by Ratna-prabhâ-sûri. Besides these works we shall also occasionally use others, references to which will be given in our notes, at proper places.
With this foreword we begin the translation of PramânaMimâinsâ, sincerely hoping that Jain scholars would oblige us hy suggestions or corrections which may be forwarded to the following address :
SARAT CHANDRA GHOSHAL, Sr 1-DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE,
Alathabhanga P. O.,
Cooch Bihar. PRAMANA-MIMAMSA. (1) Salutation to that Arhat whose self constitutes of infinite Darsana (cognition) Jnâna (knowledge) and Vîrya ( Power) and who througlı compassion became the preserver and the guide of religion (in crossing the ford of Samsara).
(2) A commentary is being written on my own aphorisms on Jaina Sidithanta to plant the seed of understanding (in the Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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