New Dimensions in Jaina Logic

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

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Śrīcandrasūri (12th century A.D.)
He was the disciple of Shabhadrasürī. His other name was Pārsvadevagani. He wrote commentaries on many Agamas. He wrote a running commentary (panjikā) on Haribhadrasuri's commentary of the Nyāyapravesa by Dignāga. Its name is the Nyāyaprayeśaharibhadravrttipańjikā.
47. Śridatta (6th century)
He was born a little earlier than Pujyapāda. He was a great logician. According to the Tattvārthaslokavārtika by an eminent ācārya like Vidyānanda of the fourth centry of the Vikrama era, he defeated 62 opponents. He wrote the Jalpanirnaya which is not available. 48. Subhacandra (1516-1556 A.D.)
He was the disciple of Vijayakīrti and a teacher of Laksmicandra. He earned the title "the Poet of Six Languages" (Satbhāsā kavi). He wrote many works. Some of them are Prākrit Vyakarana, Angapannatti, Samasyāvadanavidāraņa, Saddarsanapramāņaprame yasamngraha, the commentary on the Svāmikārti keyānupreksā etc.
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Sumati (8th-9th century A.D.)
Vādirājasūri has made a mention of his Sanmatitarkatīkā in the Pārsvanāthacarita written by himself. There is a mention of his Sumatisaptaka in the eulogy of Mallisena.
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Umāsvāti (44-85 A.D.)
He composed the Tattvārthasūtra. It is the first work in Sanskrit on Jaina philosophy. The composition of this work has a history behind it.
A layman, named Dvaipāyana, lived in Saurāstra. He once thought that he should write a book dealing with the path to emancipation. After deep thinking he promised, "I shall take my daily food only after writing one aphorism, failing which I shall observe a fast." In accordance with this resolve he composed the first aphorism as 'darśana-jñāna-cāritrāņi mokşamārgaḥ' (faith, knowledge and conduct constitute the way to liberation). He wrote