Nyayachakra Lekh

Author(s): J W De Jong
Publisher: J W De Jong

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The editor does not provide us with a palaeographic description of the manuscripts. tut gives a useful list of aksara-s which have been misread by the scribes (prakkathana, p. 37). The numbers in the margin of the text refer to MS. BHA (e.g. recto and verso of f. 4 are indicated by 4-1 and 4-2). In quoting the text of the Navacakravrtii in his notes at the tettom of the pages, the editor always refers to the folios of this manuscript. The recrsincted text of the Nayacakru is printed at the top of each page in bold type. The commentary is printed below and is separated from the reconstructed text by a linc. Cuotations from the Navacakra in the commentary also printed in bold type. The retail.chettoni of the page record variant reading and quotations which are helpful for the establishment of the text. Extensive notes and quotations from many texts are to te found in a separate appendix (pp. 1-94). It will probably be useful for the reader to indicate briefly the contents of the threo which constitute this volume. Partl. Introduction by F. Frauwallner: pp. 1-6; Sanskrit introduction (prakkathana) by the editor: pp. 7-43; Gujarati introduction (prastavana) by the editor: pp. 44-89; detailed table of contents of parts II and III: pp. 90-98. Part !). Text of the first four ara-s: pp. 1-375. Tant !II. A. ? ippananu: pp. 1-94; B. Bhotapartisistam: pp. 95-140; C. Vaisesikasutrasamtarchi parisistam: p. 141; D. YA pratipathaparisistam; pp. 142-146; E. Mayacahre vsttau va catursv are$ullikhitanam vada-vadi-grantha-granthaksnnamnam sucih: rp. 147-148; F. Sampadanopayukta granthasucih sanketadivivaranam ca: pp. 149-157; G. Candranandaracitavsttiyutasya Vaicesikasutrasya adhyaakramena 0. pustake suddhapalhah: pp. 158-161; H. Nayacakraprathamavibhagasya suddhipatrakam: pp. 162-166. The editor announces that the second volume, containing the remaining eight ara-s, will be published in the near future. This edition will be of the greatest importance for the study of the older period of Indian philosophy which is relatively unknown because many works have not been preserved. It would be difficult to mention another edition of an Indian philosophical text which has been edited with so much care. Already from the long list of tooks, consulted by the editor (cf. Part III F), it is obvious that he has spared no pains in preparing this edition. How many works, some only existing in manuscript from, have been consulted by him in order to trace the quotations in the text! The translation of complicated logical texts from Tibetan into Sanskrit must have demanded great efforts as the editor states in his introduction: anekavarsani bhrsarh parisramyanubhih sankalitam idam bhofaparififtam (p: 40). The reconstruction of the Aayacakra was perhaps even more difficult. In the first place the pratiku-s have to be traced in the commentary. In many places the commentator quotes only the first and last words of a passage. Sometimes no explanation is given by the commentator who, in such cases, contents himself with stating that the text is spaham or sugamam. An entirely correct reconstruction of the original is perhaps impossible, as long as no other materials are available. As Frauwallner remarks in his preface, the reconstruction has teen carefully considered and deserves our full attention. We are looking forward to the second volume of this magnum opus which does great honour to the scholarship of Muni Jambuvijayaji. Australian National University J. W. de Jong manuscripts, MS. PA (one of the six manuscripts based upon YA) and MS. BHA (MS. BI!A of Muni Jamibuvijayaji's edition. These two manuscripts seem to have been used only by the second editor Laiacandra B. Gandhi (cf. prastavana, pp. 37-38). In the first of the text references are given to MSS. KA, KHA, GA and GHA, but no information is given about these manuscripts. A few reading from PA and BHA are quoled om pages 1-10. Probably they were added later by the second editor.