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INTRODUCTION
While discussing the remedies of removing the defects he says that knowledge or action removes the defects (6).
While referring to freedom and bondage he says that the cause of freedom and bondage are exactly the same, neither more nor less.
In the 7th verse, the doctrines of Bauddha, Sankhya and Kanada are mentioned. Even in San mati, 3rd Chapter, Gathas 48 and 49 the same doctrines are referred to.
In the 12th verse, the technical words Sakaladeśa and Vikalādeśa occur.
In tha 22nd Dwa, (Nyāyāvatāra) the author has discussed at great length all the logical proofs. He has specially dealt at length with the Parartha kind of inference. All the logical details such as Pakṣa, Sadhya, Hetu, Driṣṭānta, Hetvābhāsa etc. are defined in the present Dwa from Jaina point of view and the vast gulf existing between the doctrine of Naya and the Anekanta has been clearly mentioned. seems to have been written with a view to facilitate the study of Jaina logic. This Dwa. with its explanation in Gujarati and an introduction has been separately published1.
doctrine of This Dwa.
Altogether it seems from a comparative study of the available Dwa. on the one hand, and Sanmati Tarka
1 Vide J. S. S. Vol. III No. I.
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