Jainism from the View Point of Vedantic Acaryas

Author(s): Yajneshwar S Shastri
Publisher: B J Institute

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not be the work of Nimbārka, because, it contains refutation of Advaitic Nirgunabrahmavāda, Drstisrstivāda, doctrine of Avidyā and so on, which Nimbārka does not deal with in his Brahmasūtrabhāsya. Secondly, it contains polemics and sectarian controversies. Nimbārka's Vedāntapārijātasaurabha is completely free from polemics and sectarianism. Thirdly, several followers of Nimbārka, consider it as spurious work. (J. Satyananda, pp. 45-46). Judging from the contents of D.S., P.K., M.R.S., S.N.K.S., we can safely say that these works are of later period in the tradition and attributed to Nimbārka- the founder Ācārya for the sake of gaining acceptance and authority for the doctrines contained therein. Refutation of Syādvāda :
Nimbārka, in his Brahmasūtrabhāşya (i.e. Vedāntapārijātasaurabha, II. II. 33-36), refutes, Syādvāda and Dehaparimāņavāda of Jainism. Taking the word 'Syāt' in the sense of somewhat (Kiñcidasti), he criticises Syādvāda, by stating that, Jainas apply both existence and non-existence to one and the same thing. Contradictory attributes such as existence and non-existence cannot belong to same thing just as light and darkness cannot remain together. (stat: 49sfintraनास्तित्वादिना विरुद्धधर्मद्वयं योजयन्ति, तन्नोपपद्यते । एकस्मिन् वस्तुनि Hall : falhas note ratsa4a6 41746 3791979 I (V.P.S., II. II.33). Nimbārka's commentary is very brief and he does not give principles of Jainism in detail. He, does not, even eleborate the doctrine of Syādvāda except point