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former. These works are accurate as well as clear and have in their turn become the objects of learned labours of commentators. One of the oldest is Tattvarthadhigama Sutra of Umasvati, which is recognised as a standard work and is held in bigh estimation by both the sects of the Jainas, the Digambaras and the S'vetambaras. L kaprakas'a by Vinayavijaya is a sort of encyclopedia of Jainism.
It is not possible for me to make here even a brief survey of the contents and the language of the forty-five Agamas that make up the Siddhanta. So I shall now refer to the secular literature of the Jainas
The Jaina secular literature embraces a vast field of knowledge containing valuable works on Rhetorics, Metrics, Poetics, Philosophy, Astronomy, Lexicography, History,2 Logic 3 Grammar, etc. This is to a great
1 For instance, Kavis'iksha by Vinayachandru, Alan. karachudamani by Ramacharya, Alunkura by Vugbhatta, Alankara-chintamani by Ajitasena and Kavyunusasuna by Hemachandracharya are the best works on Rhetorics.
2 Trishashti-s'alaka-purusha-charitra, Paris'ishta-parva and Kumirapala-charitra by Hemachandracharya and Prabundha-chintamani by Merutunga are historical works.
3 The most important works on the Jaina logic are Nyayavatara by Siddha-sena-divakara, Pramana-nayl-tattvalokalankara by Vadi Devasuri, Prameya-kamalamartanda by Prabhachandra, Pramana-mimumsa by Hemchandracharya and Pariksha-mukha by Manikya-nandi.
Syadrada-manjari by Mallisenasuri, Sammati-tarka by Siddha-sena-divakara, Anekanta-jaya-pataka and Shaddars'ana-summuclichaya by Haribhadrasuri, Vis'eshara
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