New Dimensions in Jaina Logic

Author(s): Mahaprajna Acharya, Nathmal Tatia
Publisher: Today and Tommorrow Printers and Publishers

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New Dimensions in Jaina Logic
Añcala gaccha. Manikyasekharasūrī, the famous writer of the Dipikā, was his disciple. He wrote a work entitled Saddarśananirnaya
30. Municandrasūri (12th century A.D.)
He was the disciple of upādhyāya Amradeva*, the disciple of Uddyotanācārya, belonging to the Brhad gaccha. His co-disciple was Nemicandrasūri who wrote a commentary named Sukhabodhā on Uttarādhyayanasütra. It is believed that the original inspiration to write it was given by Municandrasūrī.
Santisūrī had thirty two disciples. They studied the literature on knowledge (science of Logic) from their teacher. Once Municandra, touring from Nadola, reached there and after hearing the lectures (vācanā) of Sāntisuri went away. This programme continued for fifteen days. On the sixteenth day he was examined along with the thirty-two disciples. Säntisūrī, being influenced by his talents, detained him with himself and made him study the science of knowledge deeply.
He has written a tippana on the Anekāntajayapatakāvrtti.
31. Naracandrasūrī (13th century A.D.)
He was a disciple of Devaprabhasurī. He wrote a commentary on the Nyāyakandalī.
32. Pátrakesari (5th-6th century A.D.)
He was born in a Brāhmana family. He was the royal priest of Ahicchatranagar. Hearing the Devāgamastotra written by Samantabhadra he became a Jaina ascetic. He was a well-versed scholar of Logic. His work on logic is the Trilaksana-kadarthana which deals with the refutation of the definition of causation as propounded by the Bauddha ācāryas. It is not available at present.
33. Prabhācandra (980-1065 A.D.)*
His teacher was Padmanandi Saiddhāntika, a disciple of
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Some take him to be a disciple of Yaśobhadra. Nyayakumudacandra, part II, Introduction, p. 58.