Traverses on Less Trodden Path of Indian Philosophy and Religion

Author(s): Yajneshwar S Shastri
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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judging any system of thought as nastika. Twentieth paper deals with an important philosophical doctrine of Anekāntavāda (doctrine of manysidedness of Reality) of Jains on the basis of original philosophical writing of Jain philosophers. Objections raised against Anekāntavāda by other India
by other Indian thinkers are analysed and answered from the view-point of Jainism. Twentyfirst paper discusses Naişadhıyacarita of great philosopher poet Sriharşa. This epic-poem is one of the five important Mahakavyas and considered as "Vidvada uşadham' on account of indepth discussions of different branches of science. An attempt is made here to bring out its real importance in the field of Sanskrit literature. Last paper is on the criticism of Materialist (cārvāka) by the great Jaina philosopher Vidyanandi of 9th entury A.D. It is Wellknown fact that the Materialists deny existence of separate Ātman from the body, stating that the body associated with consciousness is the Ātman. They also reject the existence of the world hereafter (Paraloka), liberation (Moksa) next birth (Punarjanma), pointing out that all these conceptions are figment of imagoiation of few selfishminded people. All these views of materialists are refuted by Vidyānandi with logical rigour.
Roman alphabetical order is followed in preparing bibliography and Index. Correction of few printing mistakes are given in the "Errata' column in the end of this book.
I am very much grateful to the authorities of the L. D. Institute of Indology for including this work of mine in the L. D. Series. I express my gratitude to Dr. R. S. Betai for taking keen interest in bringing out this book. I am thankful to my dear wife Dr. Sunanda Shastri, for preparing exhaustive index with remarkable patience in addition to her office and household duties.
I am very much hopeful that Sanskritists and the Scholors of Philosophy would find something to interest them within these pages.
Yajaeshwar S. Shastri
March, 1991 Ahmedabad.