Parikshamukh Sutram

Author(s): Manikya Nandi, Anantvirya, Satishchandra Vidyabhushan
Publisher: Calcutta

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INTRODUCTION
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about that time. He lived undoubtedly before the 14th century A.D., for he is mentioned by Mādhavācārya in the Sarvadarśanasamgraha (chapter on Jaina darśana).
In the Parikşāmukha-laghuvṛtti Anantavīrya mentions numerous philosophers and philosophical systems and quotes several important couplets which have yet to be identified. It is interesting to note that Vidyānanda's Āptapariksă' is mentioned as an old work while his Āptamīmāmsälankāra (also called Astasähasrī) is designated as Devāgamálankāra or simply Alankāra.3
Besides Anantavīrya's work, there is another very excellent commentary on the Pariksämukha-sūtra called Prameya-kamalamārtaņda by a Digambara logician named Prabhācandra whose date is generally assigned at the first quarter of the 9th century A.D.* Prabhācandra who was a disciple of Padma Nandi speaks of Māņikya Nandi * and Akalanka Deva? in very high terms.
Presidency College, Calcutta, May, 1909.
SATIS CHANDRA VIDYABHUSANA.
1 acquy gra får rufen und (Parikşāmukha-laghuvetti,
chap. ii, p. 23). 2 VITAQ fair #TFIT fefafaf gaya (Parikṣāmukha
laghuvptti, chap.
ii, p. 24). 8 foganti sforgifni stat (Paríkşāmukha-laghuvętti, chap. ii,
p. 17). 4 Vide my “History of the Mediæval School of Indian Logic” published by: the Calcutta University, pp. 33-34.
औपचनन्दिसिद्धातिथियोऽनेकगणालयः । for S trafregera: (Prameyakamala-mārtanda, MSS. of
A.S.B., chap. vi, p. 418). 6 शास्त्रं करोमि वरमरूपतरावबोधी #tfografeq u9qyerera (Prameyakamala-mārtaņda, MSS. of
A.S.B., chap. i, p. 1). 7 श्रीमदकलाकाव्युत्पडप्रज्ञैरवगनु न शक्यते इति नद्यपादनाय करतलामलकaquyen ufaut fugihaufparauf am fcnatusfaureaga u varufaqat groet nie (Pramoyakamala-mārtaņda, MSS. of A.S.B., chap. i, p. 1).