Mahavidya Vidambanam

Author(s): Vadindra Bhatt, Anandpurna, Bhuvansundarsuri, Mangesh R Telang
Publisher: Central Library

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philosophy), Sva-vyágbátakatva (self-contradictiou) and Arthántaratii (proving something which is not intended). In conclusion he has stated that these Mahú vidya syllogisms canuot prove the non-eternity of sound. He has therefore condemned the Mahá vidyás as useless in a controversy.
Vadindra's preceptor-In the last verse of his Mahavidya-vidambana Vádîndra mentions the name of his preceptor as Yogíshvaral. It is already suggested that his name might have been Sankara as Vádîndra styles himself as Sankara-Kinkara (servant of Sankara). But no further information is available about him,
Authors Mentioned by Vádindra--Vádindra has referred to sutrakára, Bhashyakára and Tiká kára without mentioning their names. But the authors meant by these epithets are Kanada, author of the Vaišeshika sûtras, Prasastapáda, author of the Prasastapáda Bhashya on Vaiśeshika-sûtras and Udayanacharya and Sridharacharya, authors of Kiranávali and Kandali respectively which are commentaries ou Prasastapáda's Bhashya.
The authors mentioned by Vádîndra by a direct reference to their names are Udayanáchárya and Sivaditya Miśra.
1 Juan--He was a great Naiyáyika of the old school. He seems to have been a Maithila Brahmana. His date is Śaka 906 (A. D. 984). His known works are (1) Nyáyakusumánjali, an original work proving the existence of God according to the Naiyáyika theory (2) Átma tattya-vireka or Bouddha-dhikkára, refutation of Buddhistic Philosophy,-(3) Kirañávali, a commeutary on Prasastapáda-bhashya,-(4) Tátparya-tiká-parishuddhi, a commentary on Váchaspati Mishra's Nyáyavártika-tátparya-tîká,-(5) Lakshanávali, a small treatise containing definitions of the categories &c. and (6) Nyáyapariśishta or Upadhi-prakarana.
2 fararfecaf 87-It is stated before that Vádîndra uudertook to refute the theories of Sivaditya Miśra about Mahavidya. Accordingly he has quoted and refuted his views in the third Parichheda of the vidambaná. Sivaditya or Śividityaniśra as he is mentioned by both names by Vádîndra and Pratyagrupabhagaván, is said to have lived between the close of the tenth century and the early beginning of the eleventh century, that is about A. D. 975-1025.
Prof. Ghate identifies Śivaditya Miśra with Vyomaśiváchárya, author of Vyomavatî, a commentary on Praśasta-páda's Bhashya, on the doubtful
1 योगीश्वरगुरोः शब्दविद्यामासाद्य तत्त्वतः। महाविद्यावि० पृ. १४९ 2 At the end of his Lakshanúvali Udayana gives the date of its composition in the following verse:
तर्काम्बराङ्कप्रमितेष्वतीतेषु शकान्ततः । वर्षेषूदयनश्चके सुबोधां लक्षणावलीम् ॥
Jamaat g. 1? (Pandit Ed.) 3 See pages 109 and 117 of Mahavidya-vidambana. 4 See Prof. Ghate's Introduction to Sapta-pa lárthi p. X (B)'n elition of 1909)