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CHAPTER X
PARIŅĀMA IN TARKA-PERIOD
Exposition of Pariņāma as found in the commentaries on the
relevant sūtras of the Tattvārtha
In the history of Indian philosophy, we find that the development of ideas in later periods, has taken place not so much through original works as through commentaries on the sūtras, bhāşyas etc. of the different darśanas. This holds good for the Jain darśana also. So, to study the further exposition of the doctrine of Pariņāma,, we shall have to take recourse to the important commentaries on the relevant sūtras of the Tattvārtha, which we discussed before.
The Digambara Ācāryas seem to have particularly applied themselves to the exposition of the Tsū. in a number of commentaries. The Svetāmbaras seem to bave satisfied themselves with the bhāşya and it is only at a comparatively late period that an able commentary viz. that of Siddhasena, both on the Tsū. and its bhāşya, was written. We shall first take the Digambara commentators, Pūjyapāda, Akalamka and Vidyānanda and then the Svetambara commentator Siddhasena even though Vidyapands is later than Siddhasena. Pajyapada's comment on the sūtra, TFTवाव्ययं नित्यम् deserves study.
The Tattvārtha blaşya explained, 'Tadbhāva' as simply 'Satobhāva’ wherein Sat referred to utpāda, vyaya and dhrauvya; Pūjyapada explains it as 'pratyabhijñānahetuta,' i.e. the cause of the recognition this is that.' We see here a distinct progess in philosophical thought. In the bhāşya, the principle of identity
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5th cent. A. D. to 17th cent. -A. D. **
