Book Title: Nadivijnanam and Nadiprakasham Author(s): J C Sikdar Publisher: Prakrit Bharti AcademyPage 23
________________ Nadivijnanam was published by Sri Upendranath Sen Kaviraj, 29 Kolutolla Street, Calcutta in the beginning of this century (1918). The colophons of Nadivijnanam clearly say that it was composed by Maharshi Kanada. Nadivijnanam begins with “Namah Sivaya" and ends with “Iti Mahamunikanadayirachitam Nadivijnanam”. METHOD OF EDITING :Principles of text-constitution adopted : The edited text of Nadivijnanam has been prepared mainly on the basis of the only available published text in Bengali Script. The stanzas in the work have been kept in the edited text by marking the serial numbers. The work has been taken as standard as a rule from every aspect-evidence, order, language, and spelling, etc. In the editing the spelling has been followed according to that of the text. Life and Age of the author of Nadivijnanam : The tradition says that Maharshi Kanada was a great physician and philosopher. It is said that he used to take grains of wheat or barley from the field on his way to visiting his patients. That is why he was called Kanada (Kanam + adati iti = Kanada). Whatever it may be, he was a celebrated physician and philosopher. He was the author of Vaishesika Nadivijnanam Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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