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Sarakhyanataka Madhava
and take note of thom, or even Incorporate them Madhava must have been a great teacher in his daye ag can be seen from Hlouen Thuang's description A/80 Perhaps his greatness cannot be judged from just his commentary (V) if I am right in ascribing It to bim He must bave haunted the minds of his rivals, notably the Buddhists especially when be is known to have carried on for six days the debate with Gunamati and ultimately died on the occas100,
Medhave must have writton some Independent work also us can be seon from Jinendrabuddhi's quotations Perhaps his commentary on the Sarkhya-karika was one of his early youtures as we do not find here much evidence of his revolutionary spirit, except that he has trlod to Improve on the text of the karikas at placos - a fact reforred to by Dharmakgrti and Karnakagomla,
Another question that occurs is in what way Medhava could be connected with Macbara, and by whom what is known as the Maharyta could bave been written in the form of a revised and enlarged version of
Could Madhava bimself have been known as Mathara or Mathara because he had a matha (cloister)? Ho is described by Hiouco-Theang m as having lived in a mountain
8 This paper was read in the 'Religion and Philosophy Section of the 28th Seation of
the All India Oriental Conference, 1972.
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duted by me
a bitherto unpublished commentary on the Sithikchya Kirik
(to be publuhed by the Gujarat Valvernity) (in the Prom)
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Yuktidepiha (Caloutta University) Gaudepida - Bhaiya on the Sithkhya - Kin Jayamangala Tattva-Kaumudi Mahars-veta Paramartha's Chinese Version
