Prolegomena to Prakritica et Jainica

Author(s): Satyaranjan Banerjee
Publisher: Asiatic Society

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explains how an object or an idea can be judged from all possible angles of vision. It is a fact worth noting that according to the Jains a substance has two opposite characters-permanence and change, universality and particularity, similarity and dissimilarity. The Jain authors like Samantabhadra, Akalanka, Vidyānātha and Yaśovijaya laïd a firm foundation of Anekāntavāda and established a grand superstructure of Anekānta doctrine. The Anekāntajayapatākā of Haribhadrasūri is a standard work on the subject and is the most solid contribution to the treasure house of Jain philosophy.
Haribhadra was the first to write commentaries on the Jaina Agama texts of which again Āvassaya and Dasaveāliya have come down to us. In Haribhadra's commentaries many interesting tales are found. In his Sanskrit commentries he retained the narratives in their original Prakrit form. Hemacandra has taken some of his stories in his Sthavirāvali-carita. Haribhadra is also the author of Upadeśapada and 32 Aşțakāni. In his famous book on general philosophy Şad-darśanasamuccaya, he mainly deals with Nyāya, Vaišeşika, Sāmkhya, Jaimini and Buddhism, and lastly on Jainism in a short section. Loka-tattua-nirnaya is his another philosophical text in Sanskrit verses, where also he has discussed other systems including Jainism. He wrote a commentary on Umāsvāmi's Tattvārthādhigama-sūtra. He also wrote a commentary on the Nyāyapraveśa of the Buddhist Dinnāga. His other works are Yogabindu, Yoga-drști-samuccaya, Dharmabindu etc. All these works deal with the doctrines of Jainism. Jacobi mentions some other works of Haribhadra. They are Anekānta-jayapatākā with his own commentary, Śāstra-vārttāsamuccaya, Sodaśa-prakaraña. Haribhadra's Samarāicca-kahā is a prototype of Tarangavati and is a Prakrit prose romance. Haribhadra also wrote a satire Dhūrtākhyāna by name in five ākhyānas (stories) during the reign of king Sammattarāya of Citoda. (S.R.