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ing frequently to the views of Bhusanakara whom I take to be the author of Nyayabhusana. There are also quotations Nyayatat- from Vacaspati Misra, author of Tattva Kaumudi paryadipika. (976 A. D. ),* Hemacandra Sûri, author of Yogasastra ( 1088-1172 A. D. ). Bhattacaryya (perhaps the same as Kumarila Bhatta) and others. I have not yet been able to identify the person designated as Laghunaiyayika ta light logician). There are references to Advaitavadiu, Aksapada, Aulukya, Kalidasa, Kanada, Sutrakara, Vartikakara, Prasastapada, Vyasa, Bharata and others a complete list of whom is to be found in the index of words at the end of the volume. Jayasimha Suri, author of Nyayatatparyadipika, was a Jaina Jayasimha of the Svetambara sect. He calls himself a disciple Suri, anthor of Nyayatatof Mahendra Suri of Krsnarsi Gaccha, and is menparyadipika. tioned by Nayacandra Suri in the Hammira mahakavya † as follows :
न्यायसूचीनिबन्धोसावकारि सुधियां मुदे | त्रोवाचस्पतिमिश्रेण वखङ्कवत्रसरे ॥
( Nyaynsucinibandha, p. 26, eulited by Pandit Vindhyesvari Prasad ). श्रीकृष्ण मि हे मुकुटको मन्महेन्द्रप्रभोः शिष्योजयसिंहरिरखिल प्रामाणिक ग्रामणीः 1 एतां निर्मितवान् परोपकृतये श्रीन्यायसाराश्रितां स्पष्टा विद्वतिं कृपापरश्यैः सेवा विशोध्या बुधैः ॥
( Nyayatatparyadipika, p. 295 ).
जयति जनितपृथ्वीसंमदः कृष्णगच्छो विकसितनवजाती गुच्वत् स्वच्छमूर्त्तिः । विविबुधजनाली भृङ्गसंगीतकीर्त्तिः लतवसतिरजस्त्र मौलिषु छेकिलानाम् ॥ २५ ॥ तस्मिन् विस्मयवासवेश्मचरित श्रीरिचके क्रमात् जज्ञे श्रोजयसिंहरिगुरुः प्रज्ञालचूड़ामणिः । षटभाषा कविचक्रशक्रमखिलप्रामाणिकाप्रेसरं सारणं सहसा विरङ्गमतनो यो वादविद्याविधौ ॥ २३ ॥ (Hammira mahakavya, Chap. XIV, P. 132, edited by N. J. Kirtane at Bombay).
Aho ! Shrutgyanam
