Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 4

Author(s): Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
Publisher: Parimal Publication

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anil validity of the Jaina Ayamas. He is therefore, taken as one of the pioneer agama-pradhāna or orthodox Acāryas
He used to take the support of logical illustrations and inferences only partially in the sense that such illustrations or inferences were quoted only if they strengthened the view-point of the tra litional Jaina Ayamas, and were rejected if they went against the trarlitional preachmgs. The example of his predecessor Sidihasèna Divākara is welknown. Swihasèna was it freewindled but logical interpreter. His works are full of original thoughts and independent ideas irrespective of their being different from or similar to the traditional Jaina Agamay. The theory that Absolute Knowledige anl Absolute Perception do not tuke place simultaneouly but one after the other, has been proved by him by the help of logical inferences and concrete illustra tiuns. Sid lhasena thus went against the traditional view of the Jaina Aganas acoording to which the Kèvala-Jrāna and the Kèvali-Darsana took place simultaneously. Jinabhaciragani Ksuunāśraniana repudiates the theory of Siddhasèna Diväkara in his Višeşāvasyaka Bhāśya and re-establishes the original theory of the Jaina Āgamas that Kévala Darśana and Kavala Jrāna take place simultaneously. Jinabhadragani is, thus, well-renowned us the up-holder of the Jaina traditions.
That Jinabhadrayaņi Kşamāśramaņa was an orator of established reputation is known from several sources. The commentatur Hèwcandrácārya Malarlhāri refers to Jinabha lragani us“ Upa Jinabhadra Kşamaśramaņāh Vyākhyātarah ". Another commentatur named Kotyācārya, who has written a commentary on the Visesavaśyaka Bhāsya, pays him a tribute to the same offect in the last verse of his commentary. He says. * Vide TTEHTITA-Faso gaf-TRA-FATEHTITUTAII जिणभद्दखमासमणं खमासमणाणं निहाणमिव एकं ॥
**(Ibid) Also vile Jitakalpasatra Elitor's Preface, p 7. § Vide uratorias (TITTER ) fooi
Vide " Short History of Jaina Literature" Ed, by M, D, Desai, p. 152, foot-note.