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The Sankhya-Yoga and the Jair Theories of Pariņāma:
8. Tattvārtha-ślokavārttika, Astasahasri, by Vidyananda. First
half of the 9th cent. Å.D.95 Digambara. 9. Commentaries on the three important works of Kundakunda
viz. Pravacanasära, Pañcāstikaya, Samayasāra by Amrtacandra.
First half of the 10th cent. A.D.?Digambara. 10. Commentary on the Sanmati of Siddhasena Divākara by
Abhayadeva. (Svetāmbara). Later half of the 10th cent. A.D.'" 11. Syadvadaratnākara by Vādideva, Early part of the 12th cent.
A.D.28 Svetāmbara, 12. Dvātrinsikā, Pramāņa-mimāṁsā by Hemcandra. 12th cent.
A.D.". Svetāmbara. 13. Syādavāda-mañjarī, by Mallişena, (13th cent. A.D.)30: Svetambara. 14. Pañcādhyāyi by Rājamalla (15th cent. A.D.)si Digambara. 15. Dravya--Guņa Paryaya Rasa, Naya--Pradipa, commentary on
the SVS. of Haribhadra, etc., by Yašovijayaji,(17th cent. A.D.): 3 Svetambara.
In all these works, as we shall have occasion to sec, two or three things stand out prominently. Firstly, in all of them we find an attempt at establishing and justifying the Jain position on the strength of dialectical reasoning. This had to be done in answer to the various objections raised by the rival schools of thought that had developed then. The objections are generally answered by controverting the objecter's position and by pointing out the fallacy and inconsistency therein, and then Jain standpoint is
25 Prof. A. B. Dhruva, Introduction to SVM, p.lxxxi. 26 Winternitz, History of Indian Literature, Vo!,JI.584. 27 Pt. Sukhalalji, Introduction to Sanmati-prakarana Guj. Translation,p.144 28 Prof. A. B. Dhruva, Introduction to SVM, ,7. Ixxxi. 29 Prof. A. B. Dhruva, Introduction to SVM, p.lxxxii. 30 Introduction, Nyāyakumudacandra, Part II, p.42. 31 Introduction to Pañcădhyāyi, by Phulacandra Siddhantaśāstri, p. 16. 32 Winternitz, History of Indian Literature, Vol. II, p.593:
