Ratnakarandaka Shravakachara

SR No.: 010669
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jugalkishor Mukhtar
Publisher: Manikchand Digambar Jain Granthamala Samiti
Publication Year: 1982
Total Pages: 456
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 7 MB

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परिशिष्ट ।
प्रज्ञप्ति ' में शकराजाका वीरनिर्वाणसे ४६१ वर्ष बाद होनेका जो प्रधान उल्लेख मिलता है वह प्रायः ठीक है और उसे संभवतः शक राजाके राज्यकालकी समाप्तिका समय समझना चाहिये । अस्तु; इन सब बातोंकी जाँच पड़ताल और यथार्थ निर्णय के लिये विशेष अनुसंधानकी जरूरत है, जिसकी ओर विद्वानोंका प्रयत्न होना चाहिये ।
( ४ ) डा० हर्मन जैकोबीने अपने हालके एक लेखमें, * लिखा है कि ' सिद्धसेन दिवाकर ' ईसाकी ७ वीं शताब्दी के विद्वान् थे अथवा उनका यही समय होना चाहिये - क्योंकि वे बौद्ध तत्त्ववेत्ता ' 'धर्मकीर्ति' के न्यायशास्त्र से परिचित थे:--
"...The first Svetambara author of Sanskrit works which have come down to us was Siddhasen Divakara who must be assigned to the 7th century A. D. since he was acquainted with the logics of the Buddhist philosopher Dharmakirti.”
डाक्टरसाहबने, यद्यपि, अपने प्रकृत कथनका कोई स्पष्टीकरण नहीं किया परन्तु उनके इस हेतुप्रयोग से इतना जरूर मालूम होता है कि उन्होंने सिद्धसेन दिवाकरके ' न्यायावतार ' ग्रंथकी खास तौर से जाँच की है। और धर्मकीर्तिके ग्रंथों के साथ उसके साहित्यकी भीतरी जाँच परसे ही इस नतीजे को पहुँचे हैं । यदि सचमुच ही उनका यह नतीजा
वे
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यह लेख भा० दि० जैन परिषद्के पाक्षिकपत्र 'वीर' के गत 'महावीर जयन्ती अंक ' ( नं० ११-१२ ) में प्रकाशित हुआ है ।
१ बौद्धाचार्य धर्मकीर्ति ईसाकी ७ वीं शताब्दी के विद्वान् थे, यह बात पहले ( पृ० १२३ ) जाहिर की जा चुकी है ।

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## Appendix 250

The main mention in the 'Prajnapti' that it was written 461 years after the Nirvan of Shak Raja is probably correct and should be understood as the time of the end of the reign of Shak Raja. However, for a thorough investigation and a true decision, special research is needed, which should be the endeavor of scholars.

(4) In a recent article*, Dr. Hermann Jacobi has written that 'Siddhasen Divakara' was a scholar of the 7th century AD or should be considered to be from that time - because he was familiar with the logic of the Buddhist philosopher 'Dharmakirti':

"...The first Svetambara author of Sanskrit works which have come down to us was Siddhasen Divakara who must be assigned to the 7th century A.D. since he was acquainted with the logics of the Buddhist philosopher Dharmakirti.”

Although Dr. Jacobi has not provided any clear explanation of his statement, his reasoning suggests that he has specifically examined the 'Nyayavtar' text of Siddhasen Divakara. And he has reached this conclusion based on an internal examination of the literature with the texts of Dharmakirti. If this conclusion of his is indeed true,

* This article was published in the fortnightly journal 'Veer' of the Jain Council (No. 11-12) in the 'Mahavira Jayanti Issue'.
1 It has already been stated (p. 123) that the Buddhist Acharya Dharmakirti was a scholar of the 7th century AD.