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Hetubinduţikā by Arcața Bhatta
A Review : Balaji Ganorkar
Hetubindutikā is a commentary by Bhatta Arcața (7th - gth A.D.) on Hetubindu Prakarana of Acharya Dharmakirti (7th Century A.D.). A subcommentary named Aloka by Durveka Misra (10th 11th A.D.) is also included in this book. The editors -- Pt. Sukhalalji Sanghavi and Muni Jinavijayji have inade four divisions of Hetubindutikā in this book. The manuscript from which the text has been created does not have the chapter names of first and fourth divisions. Editing of this worn and damaged manuscript was very tiresome. Seven appendices have been added by editors. Philosophical terms and proper names of the basic text of Hetubindu Prakarana are given in appendix 1. The second appendix contains proper names mentioned in Hetubindutikā. The quotations in the Tikā are placed in the fourth appendix while proper names of the sub-commentary Aloka are given in the fifth appendix. The quotations from Alok commentary are compiled in sixth appendix and in the seventh appendix the editors have given the basic text of Hetubindu Prakarana reconstructed on the basis of Tibetan Version as well as the individual words selected for exposition in the Hetubindutikā and its sub-commentary.
These two commentaries were published first time in 1949 A.D. in Gaekwad Oriental Series No. CXIII. A Scholarly Introduction and valuable appendices has made this work more valuable and have tried to justify it with our ancient Scholars. The present reprint of this rare book is nice hardbound version by Saraswati Pustak Bhandar, Ahmedabad.
Hetubindutika (हेतुबिन्दुटीका) With sub-commentary Aloka by Durvek Misra Page : 6+38+402 Rs : 1195/Year : 2011-12 Publisher : Saraswati Pustak Bhandar, Ahmedabad
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